Vocab. Level E Unit 7
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
Abhor | (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
Amend | (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
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 |
Chaos | (n.) great confusion, disorder |
Commodious | (adj.) roomy, spacious |
Corrosive | (adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
Discern | (v.) to see clearly, recognize |
Extant | (adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
Implicate | (v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
Inter | (v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
Martinet | (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
Obviate | (v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
Renegade | (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
Reprehensible | (adj.) deserving blame or punishment |
Somber | (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
Squalid | (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased |
Turbulent | (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
Vociferous | (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention |
Voluminous | (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
Waive | (v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |
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