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Quiz #7
American/Whisl 2014-15
Question | Answer |
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reprehensible | deserving blame or punishment |
avarice | insatiable greed for riches |
renegade | (n) one who leaves a group; a deserter (adj) unconventional, unorthodox |
obviate | to anticipate and prevent |
martinet | a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules |
inter | to bury, commit to the earth |
implicate | to involve in; to connect with |
extant | still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost |
discern | to see clearly, recognize |
corrosive | eating away gradually, acidlike |
commodious | roomy, spacious |
chaos | great confusion |
buffet | to strike repeatedly, to drive or force with blows |
amend | to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
abhor | to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
venal | open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
suppress | to stop by force, put down |
supple | bending easily; readily adaptable |
stately | dignified, majestic |
solace | comfort, relief |