Vocab 8 Flashcards

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Bovine

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Sluggish, unresponsive; Dull

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Acrimonious

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Full of bitterness

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Conducive

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Contributing to an end, beneficial

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Consternation

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Panic, confusion

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Corpulent

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Very fat; obese

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Disavow

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To deny responsibility for

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Dispassionate

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Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

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Dissension

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Difference of opinion or feeling; Disagreement

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Dissipate

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To disperse or disappear

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Expurgate

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To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from a text

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Gauntlet

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An onslaught or attack from all sides; A protective glove from medieval times

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Hypothetical

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Based on a theory, assumption or guess

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Ignoble

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Not noble

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Impugn

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To call into question; To challenge as false

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Intemperate

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Excessive use, especially with alcoholic beverages; Lack of self-control

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Odium

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A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust; Intense hatred

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Perfidy

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Faithlessness; Treachery

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Relegate

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To assign or remove, usually to an inferior or lower position

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Squeamish

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Easily nauseated or sickened

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Subservient

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Acting subordinate to another; Submissive

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Susceptible

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Easily influenced by power or emotion

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Élan

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Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness; distinctive flair