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Unit 7
Sadlier Vocabulary Level E Unit 7
Question | Answer |
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abhor | to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
synonym: abhor | detest, despise, abominate |
antonym: abhor | admire, cherish, respect, relish |
amend | to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
synonym: amend | modify, improve, correct |
buffet | to slap or cuff, to drive or force with blows |
synonym: buffet | sock, thump, pummel, toss about |
chaos | great confusion, disorder |
synonym: chaos | anarchy, turmoil |
antonym: chaos | order, regularity, tranquility |
commodious | roomy, spacious |
synonym: commodious | comfortable, ample, capacious |
antonym: commodious | cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient |
corrosive | eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic |
synonym: corrosive | caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful |
antonym: corrosive | bland, mild, benign, amiable |
discern | to see clearly, recognize |
synonym: discern | perceive, detect, distinguish |
antonym: discern | perceive, detect, distinguish |
extant | still existing, not exterminated, destroyed or lost |
synonym: extant | surviving, in existance |
antonym: extant | extinct, vanished |
implicate | to involve in, to connect with or be related to |
synonym: implicate | incriminate, entangle |
antonym: implicate | absolve, exculpate |
inter | to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
antonym: inter | unearth, exhume |
martinet | a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules |
synonym: martinet | taskmaster, slave driver |
obviate | to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
synonym: obviate | preclude, forestall, ward off |
renegade | one who leaves a group, a deserter, outlaw; traitorous |
synonym: renegade | turncoat, heretic |
antonym: renegade | loyalist, patriot |
reprehensible | deserving blame or punishment |
synonym: reprehensible | objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious |
antonym: reprehensible | commendable, blameless, meritorious |
somber | dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
synonym: somber | mournful, dismal |
antonym: somber | bright, sunny, lighthearted, jaunty |
squalid | filthy, wretched, debased |
synonym: squalid | dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject |
antonym: squalid | neat, spruce, exalted, lofty |
turbulent | disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy |
synonym: turbulent | tumultuous, unruly, agitated |
antonym: turbulent | calm, placid, tranquil, still |
vociferous | loud and noisy; compelling attention |
synonym: vociferous | clamorous, uproarious, blustering |
antonym: vociferous | quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued |
voluminous | of great size, numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
synonym: voluminous | bulky, massive, plentiful |
antonym: voluminous | scant, meager |
waive | to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |
synonym: waive | decline, relinquish, forgo |
antonym: waive | claim, accept |