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Vocabulary U7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (v) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply s: detest, despise, abominate. a: admire, cherish, respect, relish. ety: 449, from L. abhorrere "shrink back in terror," from ab- "away" + horrere "tremble at, shudder," lit. "to bristle, be shaggy," f | abhor |
| (v) to change in formal way; to change for the better. s: modify, improve, correct. ety:c.1220, "to free from faults, rectify," from O.Fr. amender, from L. emendare "to correct, free from fault," from ex- "out" + menda "fault, blemish" (cognate with Skt. | amend |
| (v/n) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap or blow. s: batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about | buffet |
| (n) a great confusion, disorder. s: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium. a: order, regularity, tranquility ety: c.1440, "gaping void," from L. chaos, from Gk. khaos "abyss, that which gapes wide open, is vast and empty," from *khnwos, from PIE base *gheu-, *gh( | chaos |
| (adj.) roomy, spacious. s: comfortable, ample, capacious. a: crammed, claustrophobic, insufficient ety: 1423, "beneficial, convenient," from M.L. commodiosus "convenient, useful," from L. commodus (see commode). Meaning "roomy, spacious" first attested 15 | commodious |
| (adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic. s: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful. a: bland, mild, benign, amiable. c.1386, "sulphate of iron," from O.Fr. vitriol (13c.), from M.L. vitriolum "vitriol," from neut. of vitriolus, from L.L. | corrosive |
| (v) to see clearly, recognize. s: perceive, detect, distinguish. a: overlook c.1374, from O.Fr. discerner "distinguish, separate" (by sifting), from L. discernere, from dis- "off, away" + cernere "distinguish, separate, sift" | discern |
| (adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destoyed, or lost. s: surviving, in existance. a: extinct, defunct, vanished. ety: 1545, "standing out above a surface," from L. extantem, prp. of extare "stand out, be visible, exist," from ex- "out" + stare "to s | extant |
| (v) to involve in, to connect w. or be related to. s: incriminate, entangle. a: absolve, exculpate ety: "involvement, interweaving," c.1430, from L. implicationem (nom. implicatio) "interweaving, entanglement," from implicatus, pp. of implicare "involve, | implicate |
| (v) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion. a: unearth, exhume. ety: L. inter (prep., adj.) "among, between," from PIE *enter "between, among" (cf. Skt. antar, O.Pers. antar "among, between," Gk. entera (pl.) "intestines," O.Ir. eter, O.Wels | inter |
| (n) a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules. s: taskmaster, slave driver. ety: 1676, "system of strict discipline," reputedly from the name of Col. Jean Martinet a drillmaster of the Fr. army during the reign of Louis XIV. The meaning "an office | martinet |
| (v) to anticipate & prevent; to remove dispose of. s: preclude, forestall, ward off. ety: 1598, "to meet and do away with," from L.L. obviatus, pp. of obviare "act contrary to, go against," from L. obvius "that is in the way, that moves against" (see obvi | obviate |
| (n/adj.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox. s: turncoat, defector, heretic. a: loyalist, patriotic. ety: 1583, "apostate," probably (with change of suffix) from Sp. renegado, originally "Christian turned Mu | renegade |
| (adj.) deserving some blame or punishment. s: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious. a: commendable, blameless, meritorious. ety: c.1340, from L. reprehendere "seize, restrain," lit. "pull back," from re- "back" + prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see | reprehensible |
| (adj.) dark. gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit. s: mournful, dismal. a: bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty. ety: 1760 (earlier sombrous, c.1730), from Fr. sombre "dark, gloomy," from O.Fr. sombre, from L.L. subumbrare "to shadow," from | somber |
| (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased. s: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject. a: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty. ety:1591, from M.Fr. squalide, from L. squalidus "rough, coated with dirt, filthy," related to squales "filth," squalus "filthy," squalare "be covered | squalid |
| (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy. s: tumultuous, unruly, agitated. a: calm, placid, tranquil, still. ety: 1538, "disorderly, tumultuous, unruly" (of persons), from M.Fr. turbulent (12c.), from L. turbulentus "full of commotion, restless," from | turbulent |
| (adj.) loud & noisy; compelling att. s: clamorous, uproarious, blustering. a: quiet, soft spoken, muted, subdued. ety: 1611, from L. vociferari "to shout, yell," from vox (gen. vocis) "voice" + root of ferre "to carry" (see infer). A noun form, vociferati | vociferous |
| (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length. s: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful. a: scant, meager, brief, succinct. ety: c.1380, "roll of parchment containing writing, large book," from O.Fr. volume, from L. volumen (gen. volumi | voluminous |
| (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temp., defer. s: decline, relinquish, forgo. a: claim, accept | waive |
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