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Vocabulary #7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abhor | VERB - to regard with horror; to hate |
| amend | VERB - to change for the better |
| buffet | VERB - to strike repeatedly; to force with blows |
| chaos | NOUN - disorder |
| commodious | ADJ - roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | ADJ - eating away gradually, acidlike |
| discern | VERB - to see clearly, recognize |
| extant | ADJ - still existing |
| implicate | VERB - to involve in |
| inter | VERB - to bury |
| martinet | NOUN - strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
| obviate | VERB - to anticipate and prevent; to remove |
| renegade | NOUN - one who leaves a group ADJ - unconventional, unorthodox |
| reprehensible | ADJ - deserving blame or punishment |
| somber | ADJ - dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy |
| squalid | ADJ - filthy, wretched, debased |
| turbulent | ADJ - disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| vociferous | ADJ - loud and noisy; compelling attention |
| voluminous | ADJ - of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
| waive | VERB - to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |