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Sadlier Oxford Level F Lesson 8
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11th Grade
08/20/2010

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acrimonious
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stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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bovine
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resembling a cow or ox, sluggish
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Consternation
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dismay, confusion
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corpulent
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fat, having a large body, obese
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disavow
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to deny responsibility for or connection with, disown
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dispassionate
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impartial, calm, free from emotion, disinterested
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susceptible
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open to , easily influenced, vulnerable
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subservient
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submissiely obedient, secondary, servile
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squeamish
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inclined to nausea, easily shocked of upset, queasy
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relegate
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to place in a lower position, demote, transfer
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impugn
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to call into question, to attack as false, challenge, dispute
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ignoble
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mean, low, base, unworthy
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hypothetical
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based on assumption or guess, assumed, supposed
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gauntlet
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a challenge; an armored or protective glove, dare
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expurgate
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text
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dissipate
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to scatter; to spend foolishly, squander
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dissension
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disagreement; sharp difference of opinion
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intemperate
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immoderate, lacking in self-control; excessive, extreme, unrestrained
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odium
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hatred, contempt, shame
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery, betrayal, disloyalty
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