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Unit 7
Sadlier Vocabulary Level E Unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |