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AP Language & Composition Vocabulary Unit 8 Flashcards

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11218030455Acrimoniousadj. stinging, bitter in temper or tone0
11218030456Bovineadj. resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive1
11218030457Consternationn. dismay, confusion2
11218030458Corpulentadj. fat; having a large, bulky body3
11218030459Disavowv. to deny responsibility for or connection with4
11218030460Dispassionateadj. impartial; calm, free from emotion5
11218030461Dissensionn. disagreement, sharp difference of opinion6
11218030462Dissipatev. to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure7
11218030463Expurgatev to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify8
11218030464Gauntletn. 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 ordeal9
11218030465Hypotheticaladj. based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation10
11218030466Ignobleadj mean, low, base11
11218030467Impugnv. to call into question; to attack as false12
11218030468Intermperateadj. immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement13
11218030469Odiumn. hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct14
11218030470Perfidyn faithlessness, treachery15
11218030471Relegatev. to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish16
11218030472Squeamishadj. inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined17
11218030473Subservientadj. subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient18
11218030474Susceptibleadj open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance19

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