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