Vocab Unit 9

Question 1

acrimonious

Answer 1

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
SYNONYMS: biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish
ANTONYMS: gentle, warm, mild

Question 2

bovine

Answer 2

(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
SYNONYMS: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
ANTONYMS: sharp, bright, keen, quick

Question 3

consternation

Answer 3

(n.) dismay, confusion
SYNONYMS: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
ANTONYMS: calm, composure, aplomb

Question 4

corpulent

Answer 4

(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
SYNONYMS: overweight, heavy, obese
ANTONYMS: slender, lean, spare

Question 5

disavow

Answer 5

(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with
SYNONYMS: disclaim, retract
ANTONYMS: acknowledge, admit, grant

Question 6

dispassionate

Answer 6

(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
SYNONYMS: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
ANTONYMS: committed, engaged, partial, biased

Question 7

dissension

Answer 7

(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
SYNONYMS: strife, discord, contention
ANTONYMS: agreement, accord, harmony

Question 8

dissipate

Answer 8

(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly
SYNONYMS: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste
ANTONYMS: gather, collect, conserve

Question 9

expurgate

Answer 9

(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words form a written text; to cleanse, purify
SYNONYMS: purge, censor, bowdlerize

Question 10

gauntlet

Answer 10

(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two line of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them
SYNONYMS: dare, provocation, trial

Question 11

hypothetical

Answer 11

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
SYNONYMS: assumed, supposed, conditional
ANTONYMS: actual, real , tested

Question 12

ignoble

Answer 12

(adj.) mean, low, bas
SYNONYMS: inferior, unworthy sordid
ANTONYMS: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

Question 13

impugn

Answer 13

(v.) to call into question; to attack as false
SYNONYMS: challenge, deny, dispute, question
ANTONYMS: confirm, prove, verify

Question 14

intemperate

Answer 14

(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self control; inclement
SYNONYMS: excessive, extreme, unrestrained
ANTONYMS: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

Question 15

odium

Answer 15

(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
SYNONYMS: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame
ANTONYMS: esteem, admiration, approbation

Question 16

perfidy

Answer 16

(n.) faithlessness, treachery
SYNONYMS: betrayal, disloyalty, treason
ANTONYMS: faithfulness, loyalty

Question 17

relegate

Answer 17

(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
SYNONYMS: transfer, consign, demote, exile
ANTONYMS: promote, elevate, recall

Question 18

squeamish

Answer 18

(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset

SYNONYMS: nauseated, queasy, delicate

Question 19

subservient

Answer 19

(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
SYNONYMS: secondary, servile, useful
ANTONYMS: primary, principal, bossy

Question 20

susceptible

Answer 20

(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
SYNONYMS: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
ANTONYMS: resistant, immune