Unit 8 English 11 Vocab, Synonyms, and Antonyms

Gauntlet

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 S: Dare, provocation, trial, punishment

Hypothetical

Based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation S: Assumed, supposed, conditional A: Actual, real, tested, substaintiated

Dissension

Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion S: Strife, discord, contention A: Agreement, accord, harmony

Consternation

Dismay, confusion S: Shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay A: Calm, composure, aplomb

Perfidy

Faithlessness, treachery S: Betrayal, disloyalty, treason A: Faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Corpulent

Fat; having a large, bulky body S: Overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly A: Slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Odium

Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct S: Abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy A: Esteem, admiration, approbration

Intemperate

Immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement S: Excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate A: Moderate, restrained, cool and collected

Dispassionate

Impartial; calm, free from emotion S: Unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached A: Committed, engaged, partial, biased

Squeamish

Inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined S: Nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

Ignoble

Mean, low, base S: Inferior, unworthy, sordid A: Admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

Susceptible

Open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance S: Vulnerable, receptive, impressionable A: Resistant, immune

Bovine

Resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive S: Stolid, dull, slow, stupid A: Sharp, bright, keen, quick

Acrimonious

Stinging, bitter in temper or tone S: Biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish A: Gentle, warm, mild, cordial

Subservient

Subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end S: Secondary, servile, obsequious, useful A: Primary, principal, bossy, domineering

Impugn

To call into question; to attack as false S: Challenge, deny, dispute, query, question A: Confirm, prove, verify, validate

Dissipate

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

To deny responsibility for or connection with S: Disclaim, retract, abjure A: Acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Relegate

To place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish S: Transfer, consign, demote, exile A: Promote, elevate, advance, recall

Expurgate

To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify S: Purge, censor, bowderlerize