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