Vocabulary Workshop Level F: Unit 8

hypothetical

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a tentative idea to direct an investigation s: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional a: actual, real, tested, substantiated

corpulent

(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body s: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly a: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

intemperate

(adj.) immoderate; lacking in self-control; inclement s: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate a: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

dispassionate

(adj.) impartial; free from emotion s: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached a: committed, engaged, partial, biased

squeamish

(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined s: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitve, priggish

ignoble

(adj.) mean, low, base s: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid a: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

susceptible

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

bovine

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

acrimonious

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone s: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish a: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

subservient

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

gauntlet

(noun) an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat s: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

dissension

(noun) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion s: strife, discord, contention a: agreement, accord, harmony

consternation

(noun) dismay, confusion s: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay a: calm, composure, aplomb

perfidy

(noun) faithlessness, treachery s: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity a: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

odium

(noun) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct s:abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy a: esteem, admiration, approbation

impugn

(verb) to call into question, to attack as false s: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question a: confirm, prove, verify, validate

dissipate

(verb) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure s: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste a: gather, collect, conserve, husband

disavow

(verb) to deny responsibility for or connection with s: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure a: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

relegate

(verb) to place in a lower position; to banish; surrender, to assign, turn over s: transfer, consign, demote, exile a: promote, elevate, advance, recall

expurgate

(verb) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, clarify s: purge, censor, bowdlerize