Vocabulary unit 8

Question 1

acrimonious

Answer 1

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Question 2

bovine

Answer 2

(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

Question 3

consternation

Answer 3

(noun) dismay, confusion
s: shock, amazement,

Consternation is a noun that can stop you in your tracks because it means “a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.”

Question 4

corpulent

Answer 4

(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body

Question 5

disavow

Answer 5

(verb) to deny responsibility for or connection with

(To disavow is to deny support for someone or something. You might feel dissed if your biggest donor decides to suddenly disavow you in your run for president.)

ultimate betrayal

Question 6

dispassionate

Answer 6

(adj.) impartial; free from emotion

Question 7

dissension

Answer 7

(noun) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

(You can use the noun dissension for situations where people just can’t agree or get along. There is often dissension between labor unions and governments vying for funds, or even between siblings — vying for attention.)

Question 8

dissipate

Answer 8

(verb) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

Question 9

expurgate

Answer 9

(verb) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, clarify

Question 10

gauntlet

Answer 10

(noun) an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat

Question 11

hypothetical

Answer 11

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a tentative idea to direct an investigation

Question 12

ignoble

Answer 12

(adj.) mean, low, base
s: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid

Question 13

impugn

Answer 13

(verb) to call into question, to attack as false

Question 14

intemprate

Answer 14

(adj.) immoderate; lacking in self-control; inclement

Question 15

odium

Answer 15

(noun) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

(That shivery feeling of disgust and hatred that you get when you see something senseless and horrible is called odium.)

Question 16

perfidy

Answer 16

(noun) faithlessness, treachery

Question 17

relegate

Answer 17

(verb) to place in a lower position; to banish;
surrender, to assign, turn over

Question 18

squeamish

Answer 18

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

Question 19

subservient

Answer 19

(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient, serving to promote some end

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Question 20

susceptible

Answer 20

(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance