Vocab. Unit 8 Synonyms/Antonyms
hypothetical
(antonym) actual, real, tested, substantiated
ignoble
(antonym) admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble
dissension
(antonym) agreement, accord, harmony
bovine
(antonym) alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick
dispassionate
(antonym) committed, engaged; partial, biased
odium
(antonym) esteem, admiration, approbation
perfidy
(antonym) faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness
acrimonious
(antonym) gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial
élan
(antonym) lifelessness, listlessness, enervation
intemperate
(antonym) moderate, restrained, cool and collected
subservient
(antonym) primary, principal; bossy, domineering
susceptible
(antonym) resistant, immune
corpulent
(antonym) slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated
disavow
(antonym) to acknowledge, admit, grant, certify
dissipate
(antonym) to gather, collect; to conserve, husband
conducive
(antonym) unhelpful, unfavorable, hindering, blocking
gauntlet
(synonym) a dare, provocation; a trial, punishment
odium
(synonym) abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
hypothetical
(synonym) assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional
conducive
(synonym) beneficial, contributive, fostering
perfidy
(synonym) betrayal, disloyalty, reason, duplicity
acrimonious
(synonym) biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
intemperate
(synonym) excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
ignoble
(synonym) inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
squeamish
(synonym) nauseous, queasy; delicate, oversensitive; priggish
corpulent
(synonym) overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly
subservient
(synonym) secondary; useful; servile, obsequious
consternation
(synonym) shock, amazement, bewilderment
bovine
(synonym) stolid, dull, slow, stupid
dissension
(synonym) strife, discord, contention
impugn
(synonym) to challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
disavow
(synonym) to disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
dissipate
(synonym) to disperse, strew, diffuse; to waste
expurgate
(synonym) to purge, censor, bowdlerize
relegate
(synonym) to transfer, consign; to demote, banish
dispassionate
(synonym) unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
élan
(synonym) verve, dash, zest, panache, brio
susceptible
(synonym) vulnerable to, receptive; impressionable
