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Vocabulary Unit 8 (20 Karten)

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Acrimonious
Adj.
Stinging, bitter in temper or tone

syn: biting, hostile
ant: gentle, warm
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Bovine
Adj.
Resembling a cow or an ox; sluggish, unresponsive

syn: dull, slow
ant: alert, sharp
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Consternation
N.
Dismay, confusion

syn: shock, amazement
ant: calm, composure
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Corpulent
Adj.
Fat; having a large, bulky body

syn: overweight, heavy
ant: slender, lean
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Disavow
V.
To deny responsibility for or connection with

syn: disown, retract
ant: admit, acknowledge
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Dispassionate
Adj.
Impartial, calm, free of emotion

syn: disinterested, detached
ant: committed, engaged
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Dissension
N.
Disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

syn:strife, contention
ant: agreement, harmony
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Dissipate
V.
To cause to disappear, to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

syn: waste, disperse
ant: conserve, collect
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Expurgate
V.
To remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

syn: censor, purge
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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, trial, punishment
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Hypothetical
Adj.
Based on an assumption or guess; used as a provincial or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

syn: assumed
ant: actual, real, tested
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Ignoble
Adj.
Mean, low, base

syn: inferior, unworthy
ant: admirable, praiseworthy
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Impugn
V.
To call into question, to attack as false

syn: challenge, dispute
ant: confirm, prove
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Intemperate
Adj.
Immoderate, lacking self control; inclement

syn: unrestrained, excessive
ant: restrained, cool and collected
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Odium
N.
Hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

syn: shame, ignominy
ant: esteem, admiration
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Perfidy
N.
Faithlessness, treachery

syn: betrayal, disloyalty
ant: loyalty, faithfulness
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Relegate
V.
To place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

syn: transfer, demote, exile
ant: promote, elevate
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Squeamish
Adj.
Inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

syn: nauseated, queasy
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Subservient
Adj.
Subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

syn: secondary, useful
ant: primary, domineering
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Susceptible
Adj,
Open to; easily influenced; lacking resistance

syn: vulnerable, impressionable
ant: resistant, immune
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Autor: gfinley
Oberthema: English
Thema: Vocabulary
Veröffentlicht: 11.05.2010
 
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