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Vocabulary

Vocabulary . Unit 8. gauntlet. forced to run between them; an ordeal; An armored or protective glove; a challenge; to lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person . intemperate. Immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement. consternation. Dismay, confusion. susceptible.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 8

  2. gauntlet forced to run between them; an ordeal; An armored or protective glove; a challenge; to lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person

  3. intemperate Immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

  4. consternation Dismay, confusion

  5. susceptible Open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

  6. impugn To call into question; to attack as false

  7. hypothetical Based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea or guide or direct investigation

  8. ignoble Mean, low, base

  9. subservient Subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

  10. relegate To place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

  11. bovine Resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

  12. odium Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

  13. dissension Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

  14. expurgate To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

  15. dissipate To cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander

  16. dispassionate Impartial; calm, free from emotion

  17. corpulent Fat; having a large, bulky body

  18. squeamish Inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

  19. perfidy Faithlessness, treachery

  20. acrimonious Stinging, bitter in temper or tone

  21. disavow To deny responsibility for or connection with

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