Acrimonious
(adj.)stinging, bitter in temper or toneSyn: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
Ant: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial
bovine
(adj.) a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive
Syn: stolid, dull, slow, stupid
Ant: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick
consternation
(n.)dismay, confusion
Syn: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay
Ant: calm, composure, aplomb
corpulent
(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
Syn: overweight, obese, stout, portly
Ant: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated
disavow
(v.)to deny responsibility for or connection with
Syn: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
Ant: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify
dispassionate
(adj.)Impartial; calm, free from emotion
Syn: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
Ant: committed, engaged, partial, biased
dissension
(n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
Syn: strife, discord, contention
Ant: agreement, accord, harmony
dissipate
(v.) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
Syn: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste
Ant: gather, collect, conserve, husband
expurgate
(v.) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
Syn: purge, censor, bowdlerize
gauntlet
(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
Syn: dare, provocation, trial, punishment
hypothetical
(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
Syn: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional
Ant: actual, real, tested, substantiated
ignoble
(adj.) mean, low, base
Syn: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
Ant: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble
impugn
(v.) to call into question; to attack as false
Syn: challenge, deny, dipute, query, question
Ant: confirm, prove, verify, validate
intemperate
(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
Syn: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
Ant: moderate, restrained, cool and collected
odium
(n.) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
Syn: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
Ant: esteem, admiration, approbation
perfidy
(n.)faithlessness, treachery
Syn: betrayal, disloyal, treason, duplicity
Ant: faithfulness, loyal, steadfastness
relegate
(v.) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
Syn: transfer, consign, demote, exile
Ant: promote, elevate, advance, recall
squeamish
(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
Syn: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish
subservient
(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
Syn: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
Ant: primary, principal, bossy, domineering
susceptible
(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
Syn: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
Ant: resistant, immune