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English IV Vocab
Unit 7 Definitions
Question | Answer |
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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, force one's way with difficulty, (n.) a slap blow |
chaos | great confusion, disorder |
commodious | roomy, spacious |
corrosive | eating away gradually, acid like, bitterly sarcastic |
discern | to see clearly, to recognize |
extant | still existing, not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
implicate | to involve in, to connect with or be related to |
inter | to bury; 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; (adj.) 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 noisy, 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 |