Sadlier Oxford Vocab: Level F - Unit 8

Front 1

acrimonious

Back 1

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Hint 1

SYNONYMS- biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish

ANTONYMS- gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

Front 2

bovine

Back 2

(adj.) resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

Hint 2

SYNONYMS- stolid, dull, slow, stupid

ANTONYMS- alert, sharp, bright, keep, quick

Front 3

consternation

Back 3

(n.) dismay, confusion

Hint 3

SYNONYMS-
ANTONYMS-

Front 4

corpulent

Back 4

(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body

Hint 4

SYNONYMS- overweight, heacy, obese, stout, abjure

ANTONYMS- slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Front 5

disavow

Back 5

(v.) to deny responsibility for or connection with

Hint 5

SYNONYMS- disown, disclaim, retract, abjure

ANTONYMS- acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Front 6

dispassionate

Back 6

(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion

Hint 6

SYNONYMS- unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

ANTONYMS- committed, engaged, partial, biased

Front 7

dissension

Back 7

(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Hint 7

SYNONYMS- strife, discord, contention

ANTONYMS- agreement, accord, harmony

Front 8

dissipate

Back 8

(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

Hint 8

SYNONYMS- disperse, strew, diffuse, waste

ANTONYMS- gather, collect, conserve, husband

Front 9

expurgate

Back 9

(v.) to remove objectional passages or words from a written text; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

Hint 9

SYNONYMS- purge, censor, bowdlerize

Front 10

gauntlet

Back 10

(n.) 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

Hint 10

SYNONYMS- dare, provocation, trial, punishment

Front 11

hypothetical

Back 11

(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

Hint 11

SYNONYMS- assumed, supposed, confectural, conditional

ANTONYMS- actual, real, tested, substantiated

Front 12

ignoble

Back 12

(adj.) mean, low, base

Hint 12

SYNONYMS- inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid

ANTONYMS- admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

Front 13

impugn

Back 13

(v.) to call into question; to attack as false

Hint 13

SYNONYMS- challenge, deny, dispute, query, question

ANTONYMS- confirm, prove, verify, validate

Front 14

intemperate

Back 14

(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

Hint 14

SYNONYMS- excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate

ANTONYMS- moderate, restrained, cool and collected

Front 15

odium

Back 15

(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

Hint 15

SYNONYMS- abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy

ANTONYMS- esteem, admiration, approbation

Front 16

perdify

Back 16

(n.) faithlessness, treachery

Hint 16

SYNONYMS- betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity

ANTONYMS- faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Front 17

relegate

Back 17

(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

Hint 17

SYNONYMS- transfer, consign, demote, exile

ANTONYMS- promote, elevate, advance, recall

Front 18

squeamish

Back 18

(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

Hint 18

SYNONYMS- nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

Front 19

subservient

Back 19

(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

Hint 19

SYNONYMS- secondary, servile, obsequious, useful

ANTONYMS- primary, principal, bossy, domineering

Front 20

susceptible

Back 20

(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

Hint 20

SYNONYMS- vulnerable, receptive, impressionable

ANTONYMS- resistant, immune