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Vocabulary Unit 7
definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with horror or loathing: to hate deeply |
| amend | to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
| buffet | to clap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty |
| chaos | great confusion, disorder |
| commodious | roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | eating away gradually, acidlike; 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 spirit |
| 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 |