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Quiz #5
American/Whisl
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| solace | comfort, relief |
| stately | dignified, majestic |
| supple | bending easily; readily adaptable |
| suppress | forcibly put an end to |
| venal | open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
| abhor | to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
| amend | to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
| buffet | to strike repeatedly, to drive or force with blows |
| chaos | great confusion |
| commodious | roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | eating away gradually, acid like |
| discern | to see clearly, recognize |
| extant | still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost |
| implicate | to involve in; to connect with |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules |
| renegade | (n) one who leaves a group; a deserter (adj) unconventional, unorthodox |
| avarice | insatiable greed for riches |
| reprehensible | deserving blame or punishment |
| squalid | filthy, wretched |