Level F, Unit 8

hypothetical

(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, substantiated

corpulent

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

intemperate

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

dispassionate

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

squeamish

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

ignoble

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

susceptible

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

bovine

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

acrimonious

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

subservient

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

gauntlet

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

dissension

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

consternation

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

perfidy

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

odium

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

impugn

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

dissipate

(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure *SYNONYMS:* disperse, strew, diffuse, waste *ANTONYMS:* gather, collect, conserve, husband

disavow

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

relegate

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

expurgate

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