unit 8 vocab

Question 1

acrimonious

Answer 1

stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Question 2

bovine

Answer 2

resembling a cow or ox: sluggish, unresponsive

Question 3

consternation

Answer 3

dismay, confusion

Question 4

corpulent

Answer 4

fat; having a large, bulky body

Question 5

disavow

Answer 5

to deny responsibility for or a connection with

Question 6

dispassionate

Answer 6

impartial; calm, free from emotion

Question 7

dissension

Answer 7

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Question 8

dissipate

Answer 8

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

Question 9

expurgate

Answer 9

to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

Question 10

gauntlet

Answer 10

an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of man armed with weapons with which to be a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

Question 11

hypothetical

Answer 11

based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

Question 12

ignoble

Answer 12

mean, low, base

Question 13

impugn

Answer 13

to call into question; to attack as false

Question 14

intemperate

Answer 14

immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

Question 15

odium

Answer 15

hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

Question 16

perfidy

Answer 16

faithlessness, treachery

Question 17

relegate

Answer 17

to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turnover; to banish

Question 18

squeamish

Answer 18

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or defined

Question 19

subservient

Answer 19

subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

Question 20

susceptible

Answer 20

open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

Question 21

acrimonious syns and ants

Answer 21

syns: biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish
ants: gentle, warm, mild, cordial

Question 22

bovine syns and ants

Answer 22

syns: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
ants: Sharp, bright, keen, quick

Question 23

consternation syns and ants

Answer 23

syns: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
ants: calm, composure, aplomb

Question 24

corpulent syns and ants

Answer 24

syns: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

ants: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Question 25

disavow syns and ants

Answer 25

syns: disclaim, retract, abjure ants: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Question 26

dispassionate syns and ants

Answer 26

syns: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached ants: committed, engaged, partial, biased

Question 27

dissension syns and ants

Answer 27

syns: strife, discord, contention ants: agreement, accord, harmony

Question 28

dissipate syns and ants

Answer 28

syns: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste ants: gather, collect, conserve, husband

Question 29

expurgate syns and ants

Answer 29

syns: purge, sensor, bowdlerize

Question 30

gauntlet syns and ants

Answer 30

syns: dare, prevocation, trial, punishment

Question 31

hypothetical syns and ants

Answer 31

syns: assumed, supposed, conditional ants: actual, real, tested, substantiated

Question 32

ignoble syns and ants

Answer 32

syns: inferior, unworthy, sordid ants: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

Question 33

impugn syns and ants

Answer 33

syns: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question ants: confirm, prove, verify, validate

Question 34

intemperate syns and ants

Answer 34

syns: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate ants: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

Question 35

odium syns and ants

Answer 35

syns: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy ants: esteem, admiration, approbation

Question 36

perfidy syns and ants

Answer 36

syns: betrayal, disloyalty, treason ants: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Question 37

relegate syns and ants

Answer 37

syns: transfer, consign, demote, exile ants: promote, elevate, advance, recall

Question 38

squeamish syns and ants

Answer 38

syns: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

Question 39

subservient syns and ants

Answer 39

syns: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful ants: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

Question 40

susceptible syns and ants

Answer 40

syns: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable ants: resistant, immune