Unit 7 Vocab Flashcards


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Abhor (v)

To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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Amend (v)

To change in a formal way; to change for the better

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Buffet (v), (n)

To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow

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Chaos (n)

Great confusion, disorder

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Commodious (adj)

Roomy, spacious

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Corrosive (adj)

Eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

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Discern (v)

To see clearly; recognize

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Extant (adj)

Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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Implicate (v)

To involve in; to connect with or be related to

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Inter (v)

To bury, commit to the earth; to cosign to oblivion

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Martinet (n)

A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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Obviate (v)

To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

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Renegade (n) (adj)

One who leaves a group; a deserter; outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

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Somber (adj)

Dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit

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Reprehensible (adj)

Deserving blame or punishment

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Squalid (adj)

Filthy, wretched, debased

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Turbulent (adj)

Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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Vociferous (adj)

Loud or noisy; compelling attention

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Voluminous (adj)

Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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Waive (v)

To do without, give up volentarily; put off temporarily, defer