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