ac ri mon' i ous

Adj

stinging, bitter in temper or tone
syn: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish

bo' vine

adj.

resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
syn: stolid, dull, slow, stupid

ant: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

con ster na' tion

n.

dismay, confusion
syn: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay

ant: calm, composure, aplomb

cor' pu lent

adj

fat, having a large, bulky body
syn: overweight, beavy, obese, stout, portly

ant: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

dis a vow'

v.

to deny responsibility for or connection with
syn: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure

ant: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

dis pass' ion ate

adj.

impartial; calm, gree from emotion
syn: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

ant: committed, engaged, partial, biased

dis sen' sion

n.

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
syn: strife, discord, contention

ant: agreement, accord, harmony

dis' si pate

v.

to cause to disappear, to scatter, to spend lavishly
syn: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

ant: gather, collect, conserve, husband

ex' pur gate

v.

to remove objectionable passages or words from awritten text, to cleanse, purify
syn: purge, censor, bowdlerize

gaunt' let

n.

an armored or protective glove, a challenge
syn: dare, provocation, trail, punishment

hy po thet' ic al

adj.

based on an assumption or guess
syn: assumed, suposed, conjectural, conditional

ant: actual, real, tested, substantiated

ig no' ble

adj.

mean, low, base
syn: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid

ant: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

im pugn'

v.

to call into question; to attack as false
syn: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question

ant: confirm, prove, verify, validate

in tem' per ate

adj.

immoderate, lacking in self-control, inclement
syn: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate

ant: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

o' di um

n.

hatred, contempt, disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
syn: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy

ant: esteem, admiration, approbation

rel' e gate

v.

to place in a lower position, to assign, refer, turn over, to banish
syn: transfer, consign, demote, exile

ant: promote, elevate, advance, recall

squea' mish

adj.

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
syn: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

sub ser' vi ent

adj.

subordinate in capacity or role, submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
syn: secondary, serville, obsequious, useful

ant: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

sus cep' ti ble

adj.

open to; easy influenced; lacking in resistance
syn: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable

ant: resistant, immune

per' fi dy

n.

faithlessness, treachery
syn: betrayal, disloyaly, treason, duplicity

ant: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness