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LD ELA Gr10 #7 (Def)
LD ELA 10th Grade - Unit #7 (Definitions)
| 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 cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow |
| Chaos | great confusion; disorder |
| Commodious | roomy, spacious |
| Corrosive | eating away gradually, acid like, bitterly sarcastic |
| Discern | to see clearly, recognize |
| Extant | still existing, not exterminated, destroyed or lost |
| Implicate | to involve in, to connect with or be related to |
| Inter | to bury, commit to the earth, 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, traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox |
| Reprehensible | deserving blame or punishment |
| Somber | dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirt |
| 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 |