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English 9
Quiz #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compatible | able to get along or work well with others |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy |
| animosity | strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apathy | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| voluminous | of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
| waive | to do without, give up voluntarily |
| turbulent | disorderly, violent, stormy |
| vociferous | loud and noisy; compelling attention |
| somber | dark , gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
| squalid | filthy, wretched |
| absolve | excuse or free from blame |
| acrimony | a rough and bitter manner |
| implicate | to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
| inter | to bury, commit to earth |
| discern | to see clearly, recognize |
| extant | still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost |
| commodious | roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | eating away gradually, bitterly sarcastic |
| buffet | (v) to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows (n) a slap, blow |
| chaos | great confusion, disorder |
| abhor | to regard with horror; to hate deeply |
| amend | to change in a formal way; to change for the better |