Vocab unit 8 sentences

bovine

Although she seems rather plodding in her behavior and rarely becomes excited, I think it is unfair to call her "(blank)."

squeamish

Anyone as (blank) as that trainee will have trouble accustoming himself to the sights, sounds, and smells of hospital work.

perfidy

Because Vidkun Quisling cooperated with the Nazis, his name has become a symbol of (blank) in his home country of Norway.

dissension

Far from presenting a unified front, the party is torn by all kinds of strife and (blank).

susceptible

He is so (blank) to flattery that with a few complimentary words I can get him to do almost anything I want.

impugn

I am not trying to (blank) his truthfulness, but I still do not see how the facts support his claims.

dissipated

Instead of using all their forces in one concerted attack on the enemy, they (blank) their strength in minor engagements.

disavow

Now that these ugly facts about his business dealings have come to light, I must (blank) my support of his candidacy.

hypothetical

Our discussion that day was a (blank) one, based on the possibility -- still far from definite -- that I would take the job.

corpulent

People with a tendency toward being (blank) must wage a lifelong struggle against rich foods.

ignoble

She is a person of such fine moral standards that she seems incapable of a (blank) act.

odium

The (blank) for this tragic failure does not belong to any individual or small group but to the community of hospital work.

gauntlet

The bold candidate threw down the (blank) and dared her opponent to face her in a televised debate.

relegated

The job of cleaning up the field and the stands after the big games was (blank) to the freshman.

expurgated

Thomas Bowdler (blank) certain words from Shakespeare's plays because he felt that they were unfit to "be read aloud in a family."

intemperate

Though her overall position seemed to be sensible, her language was so unrestrained and (blank) that people wouldn't support her.

consternation

To the (blank) of the people in the stands, the lion leaped out of the cage and bounded toward the exit.

subservient

Under the American form of government, all branches of the military are clearly (blank) to the civilian authority,

acrimonious

Vigorous debate is fine, but is there real need for such unrestrained and (blank) name-calling?

dispassionate

We have had enough of high-powered, excited oratory; what we need now is a (blank) examination of the facts.