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