Vocabulary Workshop level f units 7-9

Acrimonious

stinging, bitter in temper or tone

bovine

resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

consternation

dismay, confusion

corpulent

fat; having a large, bulky belly

disavow

to deny responsibility for or connection with

dispassionate

impartial; calm, free from emotion

dissension

disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

dissipate

to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in persuit of pleasure

expurgate

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

gauntlet

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

hypothetical

based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

ignoble

mean, low, base

impugn

to call into question; to attack as false

intemperate

immoderate, lacking self-control; inclement

odium

hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

perfidy

faithlessness, treachery

relegate

to placein a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

squeamish

inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

subservient

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

susceptible

open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

abate

to reduce in amount, degree, to lessen or diminish

avarice

excessive or instatiable, desire or greed

astute

of keen penetration or discernment, clever, cunning,

adulation

to show excessive admiration or devotion to

anathema

a person or thing that is detested or loathed

culpable

deserving blame or censure

dilatory

tending to delay or proscrastinate, slow tardy

egregious

extrodiaraly in some way bad, glaring, flagrant

equivocate

to use ambigous or unclear expressions to avoid commitment or in order to mislead

evanescent

tending to vanish like vapor

irresolute

uncertain how to act or proceed, vacillating

nebulous

cloudlike, unclear, cloudy, confusing

novice

beginner

penury

extremely poor

pretentious

trying to make a big impression

recapitulate

to review a series of facts, to sum up

resuscitate

to revive from death or unconciousnness

slovenly

untidy, dirty, careless, unkept

supposition

something that is assumed or taken for granted for without conclusive evidence

torpid

inactive, sluggish, dull

Austere

Sever or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

Beneficent

performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

Cadaverous

pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Concoct

to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate

crass

coarse, unfeeling; stupid

debase

to lower in character, quality, or vaule; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

desecrate

to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

disconcert

to confuse; to disturb the composure of

grandiose

grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

inconsequential

trifling, umimportant

infraction

a breaking of a law or obligation

mitigate

to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

pillage

to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting; booty

prate

to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

punctilious

very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

redoubtable

inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

reprove

to find fault with, scold, rebuke

restitution

the act of resotring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage

stalwart

strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

vulnerable

open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected