AP Language Vocabulary Unit 8 Flashcards
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3919333816 | acrimonious adj. | stinging, bitter in temper or tone | 0 | |
3919335379 | bovine adj. | sluggish, unresponsive | 1 | |
3919336760 | consternation n. | dismay, confusion | 2 | |
3919336762 | corpulent adj. | fat*;* having a large, bulky body | 3 | |
3919339350 | disavow v. | to deny responsibility for or connection with | 4 | |
3919343585 | dispassionate adj. | impartial*;* calm, free from emotion | 5 | |
3919345125 | dissension n. | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion | 6 | |
3919347465 | dissipate v. | to scatter, dispel*;* to spend foolishly, squander | 7 | |
3919360202 | expurgate v. | to cleanse, purify | 8 | |
3919361376 | gauntlet n. | an armored or protective glove*;* a challenge | 9 | |
3919363899 | hypothetical adj. | based on an assumption or guess | 10 | |
3919366041 | ignoble adj. | mean, low, base | 11 | |
3919371036 | impugn v. | to call into question*;* to attack as false | 12 | |
3919373436 | intemperate adj. | immoderate, lacking in self-control | 13 | |
3919400210 | odium n. | hatred, contempt | 14 | |
3919400211 | perfidy n. | faithlessness, treachery | 15 | |
3919402397 | relegate v. | to assign, refer, turn over*;* to banish | 16 | |
3919404655 | squeamish adj. | inclined to nausea*;* easily shocked or upset | 17 | |
3919413502 | subservient adj. | submissively obedient | 18 | |
3919415723 | susceptible adj. | easily influenced*;* lacking in resistance | 19 |