VOCABULARY 8

Kendra Spikes & Shannon Raffaniello

Acrimonious

(adj.) – stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Acrimonious

Synonyms – belligerent, angry, hard Antonyms – kind, kindly, peaceable

Acrimonious

The girl amazed me with her acrimonious attitude.

Bovine

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

Bovine

Synonyms – churlish, dense, vulgar Antonyms – energetic, loose

Bovine

He was so lazy that he could almost be considered as bovine.

Conducive

(adj.) – tending to promote or assist, helpful, favorable

Conducive

Synonyms – contributive, useful, leading Antonyms – adverse, hindering,

unfavorable

Conducive

She was conducive enough to help her peers with the problem.

Consternation

(adj.) – dismay, confusion

Consternation

Synonyms – alarm, anxiety, distraction Antonyms – calm, happiness, tranquility

Consternation

Consternation surrounded the situation.

Corpulent

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

Corpulent

Synonyms – stout, overweight, hefty Antonyms – skinny, lean

Corpulent

America has overall become more corpulent throughout the years.

Disavow

(v.) – to deny responsibility for or connection with

Disavow

Synonyms – deny, disclaim, contradict Antonyms – agree, approve, sanction

Disavow

She disavowed her connection to the issue.

Dispassionate

(adj.) – impartial; calm, free from emotion

Dispassionate

Synonyms – abstract, moderate, neutral Antonyms – biased, involved, prejudice

Dispassionate

She seemed dispassionate because she showed no emotion unlike everyone else.

Dissension

(n.) – disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

Dissension

Synonyms – altercation, dissidence, discordance

Antonyms – agreement, concurrence, ratification

Dissension

The girls had formed a circle around the dissension.

Dissipate

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

Dissipate

Synonyms – consume, waste, lavish Antonyms – collect, hoard, save

Dissipate

Whenever she earned her money, she made it dissipate just as quickly.

Élan

(n.) – an enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit; a flair

Élan

Synonyms – animation, pertness, vivacity

Antonyms – dullness, lifelessness

Élan

The couple had such élan in every aspect of their day.

Expurgate

(v.) – to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

Expurgate

Synonyms – purge, sterilize, decontaminate

Antonyms – allow, permit

Expurgate

The novel needed to be expurgated before anyone could read it.

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

Gauntlet

Synonyms – battle cry, war cry, call to battle

Antonyms - None

Gauntlet

A gauntlet was set forth in battle.

Hypothetical

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

Hypothetical

Synonyms – provisory, unconfirmed, presupposed

Antonyms – proof, reality, calculation

Hypothetical

The hypothetical story suddenly became almost just as real.

Ignoble

(adj.) – mean, low, base

Ignoble

Synonyms – corrupt, plebeian, inferior Antonyms – dignified, reputable,

honorable

Ignoble

The man was so ignoble to all of his employees that no one wanted to work for him.

Impugn

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

Impugn

Synonyms – oppose, run down, traverse Antonyms – flatter, praise, support

Impugn

The story was impugned as false.

Intemperate

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

Intemperate

Synonyms – extreme, unrestrained, inebriated

Antonyms - moderate

Intemperate

It was almost as if he had extreme anger problems due to him being so intemperate.

Odium

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

Odium

Synonyms – detestation, disrepute, malice

Antonyms – delight, regard, respect

Odium

Their odium for each other was overwhelming.

Perfidy

(n.) – faithlessness, treachery

Perfidy

Synonyms – disloyalty, falsity, infidelity Antonyms – faithfulness, loyalty

Perfidy

How could someone perform such perfidy against their best friend?

Relegate

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

Relegate

Synonyms – commend, delegate, entrust

Antonyms – promote, upgrade

Relegate

The man was relegated from his country for his bad deeds.

Squeamish

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

Squeamish

Synonyms – annoyed, prudish, unsettled Antonyms – ready, willing

Squeamish

The girl was too squeamish around blood to become a nurse.

Subservient

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

Subservient

Synonyms – cowering, submissive, resigned

Antonyms – controlling, domineering, independent

Subservient

He did everything his parents told him making him subservient to them.

Susceptible

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

Susceptible

Synonyms – affected, responsive, inclined

Antonyms – resistant

Susceptible

They were susceptible to peer pressure.

Test!

Please take out a sheet of paper and something to write with. Number your papers from 1 to 22 and answer the following questions.

Question 1

What is the definition of élan?

Question 2

What word has the meaning to disappear, scatter, dispel, or to spend foolishly?

Question 3

This word is a verb and it means to deny responsibility for. What is it?

Question 4

Choose the word that best fits. The harsh man looked down on me

with a (squeamish, dispassionate) face.

Question 5

The word conducive is a: a) noun b) verb c) adjective

Question 6

Define expurgate.

Question 7

Fill in the blank. After my father died I felt the

feeling of _______.

Question 8

Fill in the blank. My sister and I had a sharp _______

over who should watch our little brother.

Question 9

What word has the meaning of resembling a cow or ox: sluggish, unresponsive?

Question 10

Acrimonious is a what? a) adjective b) noun b) verb

Question 11

Define Corpulent.

Question 12

What is the meaning of subservient?

Question 13

What part of speech is the word with the definition: faithless, treachery?

Question 14

Hypothetical is what part of speech?

Question 15

Define impugn

Question 16

The word odium means hatred, contempt: disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct. What part of speech is this word?

Question 17

What word means immoderate, lacking in self-control, inclement?

Question 18

The word ignoble is an adjective. What is its definition?

Question 19

Fill in the blank Immediately after setting foot on

the rocking boat, Sara was reminded of her _________ disposition.

Question 20

Which word is an adjective? a) Gauntlet b) Relegate c) Susceptible

Question 21

What word is holds the meaning of an armored or protected glove?

Question 22

Define relegate

Check Your Answers

1. An enthusiastic vigor and liveliness, spirit: a flair

2. Dissipate 3. Disavow 4. Dispassionate 5. c) adjective 6. To remove objectionable passages or words from a

written text: to cleanse, purify 7. Consternation 8. Dissention 9. Bovine 10. a) adjective 11. fat; having a large, bulky body

Continued…

12. subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient

13. noun 14. adjective 15. To call into question, attack as false 16. noun 17. Intemperate 18. mean, low base 19. Squeamish 20. c) Susceptible 21. Gauntlet 22. to place in a lover position; to assign, refer; to banish