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Vocabulary 7
Vocabulary Workshop Level E Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 to cuff; strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force ones way with difficulty; (n.) A slab, a 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 to be related to |
| Inter | To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
| Martinet | A strict disciplinarian; stickler for the rules |
| Obviate | To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
| Renegade | One who leads a group; a deserter, outlaw |
| 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 noisy; compelling attention |
| Voluminous | Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
| Waive | Do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |