1. Unit 2
(formerly Unit 8)

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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 _____.

6. 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.