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English IV Vocab
Unit 7 Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |