Unit 2 (formerly Unit 8)

Unit 2 Acrimonious Bovine Consternation Corpulent Disavow Dispassionate Dissension Dissipate Expurgate Gauntlet Hypothetical Ignoble Impugn Intemperate Odium Perfidy Relegate Squeamish Subservient Susceptible

Unit 2 1. Acrimonious (adj.): stinging, bitter in temper or tone 2. Bovine (adj.): sluggish, unresponsive 3. Consternation (n.): dismay, confusion 4. Corpulent (adj.): having a large, bulky body 5. Disavow (v.): to deny responsibility for or connection with 6. Dispassionate (adj.): impartial 7. Dissension (n.): disagreement, sharp difference of opinion 8. Dissipate (v.): to scatter, dispel 9. Expurgate (v.): to cleanse, purify 10. Gauntlet (n.): a challenge to combat

Unit 2 Hypothetical (adj.): based on an assumption or guess Ignoble (adj.): inferior, unworthy, dishonorable Impugn (v.): attack as false Intemperate (adj.): immoderate, lacking in self-control Odium (n.): hatred, contempt Perfidy (n.): faithlessness, treachery Relegate (v.): to place in a lower position Squeamish (adj.): easily shocked or upset Subservient (adj.): subordinate in capacity or role Susceptible (adj.): easily influenced

acrimonious bovine corpulent ignoble On land, the walrus seems clumsy and slow, but in the water, this _____ animal moves with grace. Israeli-Palestinian relations turned ever more _____ after a suicide bombing in a busy market that sparked even greater unrest on both sides. The bus driver always maintains a _____ air as he follows his daily routine, but I always wonder what he’s really thinking about. Though lofty ideals led Brutus to slay Julius Caesar, the motives of the other conspirators were a good deal more _____.

intemperate squeamish subservient susceptible You may say I’m _____, but I refuse to watch a movie in which the villain is ultimately devoured by red ants. Ted was offered a job as janitor at the local high school, but he refused to settle for a(n) _____ position. After a government review, it was determined that the chemical plant was _____ to a terrorist attack, and new security regulations were implemented. Those _____ remarks about soccer moms may well have cost him the election in the suburban voting districts.