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Definition - stinging, bitter in temper or tone Part of Speech - adjective Synonyms - biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish Antonyms - gentle, warm, mild, cordial Acrimoniou s
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• Definition- stinging, bitter in temper or tone• Part of Speech- adjective• Synonyms- biting, rancorous, hostile, peevish• Antonyms- gentle, warm, mild, cordial

Acrimonious

BOVINEBOVIN

E(ADJ.) Resembling A Cow or Ox; Sluggish, Unresponsive.

(ADJ.) Resembling A Cow or Ox; Sluggish, Unresponsive.

SYNONYMS:

STOLID, D

ULL,

SLOW, S

TUPID

ANTO

NYM

S:

SHARP ,

BRIGHT, KEEN

,

QUICK

Consternation(N.)- Dismay, Confusion

SYN- Shock, Amazement, Bewilderment

ANT.- Calm, Composure, Aplomb

Corpulent(Adj.) – Fat; having a large,

bulky body

Synonyms: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

Antonyms: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Disavow • (Verb) To deny responsibility for or connection with

• Synonyms: disclaim, retract, abjure

• Antonyms: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Dissension

(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinionS: strife, discord, contentionA:agreement, accord, harmony

Dissipate

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

S: disperse, strew, diffuse, wasteA: gather, collect, conserve, husband

Dispassionate (Adj.) Impartial; calm, free from

emotion

Synonym: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

Antonym: committed, engaged, partial, biased

ExpurgateVerb.

Definition: to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

Synonyms: purge, censor, bowdlerize

Mike in 6th grade.I know right?! LOL

Mike Trivelis

Gauntlet • Noun • 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…

• Synonyms: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

hypothetical

(Adj.) based on assumption or guess, used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation.

Synonyms: assumed, supposed, conditionalAntonyms: actual, real, tested, sustained

Ignoble

Adj: mean, low and base

Synonyms: inferior, unworthy, sordid

Antonyms: admirable, praiseworthy lofty and noble

AdjectiveDefinition: I mmoderate, L acking in S elf-C ontrol; InclementSynonyms: E xcessive, E xtreme, U nrestrained, InordinateAntonyms: M oderate, R estrained, C ool and Collected

Intemperate

ODIUM~HATRED, CONTEMPT; DISGRACE OR INFAMY RESULTING FROM HATEFUL

CONDUCTSYNONYMS : ABHORRENCE, OPPROBRIUM, SHAME, IGNOMINYANTONYMS: ESTEEM, ADMIRATION, APPROBATION

NOUN

Perfidy-

Faithlessness, treachery.

(Noun)Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, treason

Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

Relegate (Verb)

• Definition: to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish.

• Synonyms: Transfer, consign, demote, exile• Antonyms: promote, elevate, advance, recall

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

Synonyms: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

Synonyms: Secondary, Servile, Obsequious, UsefulAntonyms: Primary, Principal, Bossy, Domineering

• Definition: open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

• Part of Speech: Adjective• Synonyms: Vulnerable, receptive,

impressionable• Antonyms: resistant, immune

SUSCEPTIBLE


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