Vocabulary Quiz Week 8 - 11th

There is no room for passionate guesses and intense argument in this investigation, we need ________________ examinations of the facts.

• dissipate

• hypothetical

• odium

• subservient

• dispassionate

Although she is kind of slow and rarely gets excited, I think it's unfair to call her __________________.

• impugn

• bovine

• intemperate

• acrimonious

• perfidy

She is a noble person of such fine moral standards that she seems incapable of a _____________________ act.

• ignoble

• odium

• squeamish

• consternation

• corpulent

Instead of using all their forces in one concerted attack on the enemy, they _____________________ their strength in minor battles.

• expurgate

• dissipated

• impugn

• hypothetical

• perfidy

While the seniors relaxed and played games, the job of cleaning up the field and stands after the big game was _______________ to the freshmen.

• odium

• relegated

• bovine

• disavow

• gauntlet

Our discussion that day was a _____________________ one based on the possibility that I might take the job.

• intemperate

• squeamish

• hypothetical

• consternation

• disavow

Far from a unified front the political party was torn by all sorts of strife and ____________________.

• susceptible

• dissention

• relegate

• gauntlet

• consternation

I am not trying to ________________ his truthfulness, but I don't see how these facts support his claims.

• bovine

• dispassionate

• gauntlet

• impugn

• perfidy

Now that the truth has come about regarding his illegal business deals, I must ____________________ my support for his candidacy.

• acrimonious

• disavow

• ignoble

• relegate

• subservient

Vigorous debate is fine, but is there any need for such nasty and ______________________ name-calling?

• intemperate

• bovine

• acrimonious

• expurgate

• squeamish