Unit 7 Vocab
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abhor | (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply. SYN: detest, despise, abominate ANT: admire, cherish, respect, relish |
| amend | (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better. SYN: modify, improve, correct |
| buffet | (v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow. SYN: (v.) batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about |
| chaos | (n.) great confusion, disorder. SYN: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium ANT: order, regularity, tranquility |
| commodious | (adj.) roomy, spacious. SYN: comfortable, ample, capacious ANT: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient |
| corrosive | (adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic. SYN: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful ANT: bland, mild, benign, amiable |
| discern | (v.) to see clearly, recognize. SYN: perceive, detect, distinguish ANT: overlook |
| extant | (adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost. SYN: surviving, in existence ANT: extinct, defunct, vanished |
| implicate | (v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to. SYN: incriminate, entangle ANT: absolve, exculpate |
| inter | (v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion. ANT: unearth, exhume |
| martinet | (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
| obviate | (v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of. SYN: preclude, forestall, ward off |
| renegade | (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox. SYN: (n.) turncoat, defector, heretic ANT: (n.) loyalist, patriot |
| reprehensible | (adj.) deserving blame or punishment. SYN: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious ANT: commendable, blameless, meritorious |
| somber | (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit SYN: mournful, dismal ANT: birght, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty |
| squalid | (adj.) filthy, wretched, debassed. SYN: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject ANT: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty |
| turbulent | (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy. SYN: tumultuous, unruly, agitated ANT: calm, placid, tranquil, still |
| vociferous | (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention SYN: clamorous, uproarious, blustering ANT: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued |
| voluminous | (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length SYN: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful ANT: scant, meager, brief, succinct |
| waive | (v.) to do without, give up, voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer SYN: decline, relinquish, forgo ANT: claim, accept |
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