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