Unit 8
1. |
élan |
(n.) an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair |
2. |
dissipate |
(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
3. |
disavow |
(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with |
4. |
conducive |
(adj.) tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable |
5. |
expurgate |
(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleans, purify |
6. |
dispassionate |
(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion |
7. |
consternation |
(n.) dismay confusion |
8. |
dissension |
(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
9. |
bovine |
(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
10. |
acrimonious |
(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
11. |
corpulent |
(adj.) fat; having large, bulky body |
12. |
subservient |
(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient |
13. |
perfidy |
(n.) faithlessness, treachery |
14. |
hypothetical |
(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
15. |
impugn |
(v.) to call into question; attack as false |
16. |
odium |
(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
17. |
intemperate |
(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
18. |
ignoble |
(adj.) mean, low base |
19. |
squeamish |
(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined |
20. |
susceptible |
(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |
21. |
gauntlet |
(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge to combat; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal |
22. |
relegate |
(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turnover; to banish |