Voc f 8 Flashcards
bovine
(Adj) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
acrimonious
(Adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
consternation
(n) dismay, confusion
corpulent
(adj) fat, having a large, bulky body
disavow
(V) to deny responsibility for or connection with
dispassionate
(Adj) impartial; calm, free from emotion
dissension
(N) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
dissipate
(V) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
expurgate
(V) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
gauntlet
(N) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
hypothetical
(Adj) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
ignoble
(Adj) mean, low, base
impugn
(V) to call into question; to attack as false
intemperate
(Adj) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
odium
(N) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct