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la vocab, terms and synonyms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abhor (v.) | to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply (detest) |
| amend (v.) | to change in a formal way; to change for the better (adjust) |
| buffet (v., n.) | to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty // a slap, blow (shock, jolt) |
| chaos (n.) | great confusion, disorder (disarray) |
| commodious (adj.) | roomy, spacious (ample) |
| corrosive (adj.) | eating away gracefully, acid-like; bitterly sarcastic (abrasive) |
| discern (v.) | to see clearly, recognize (make out) |
| extant (adj.) | still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost (survive, abide) |
| implicate (v.) | to involve in; to connect with or be related to (insinuate) |
| inter (v.) | to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion (entomb) |
| martinet (n.) | a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules (moralist) |
| obviate (v.) | to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of (preclude) |
| renegade (n., adj.) | one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw // traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox (defector, disloyal) |
| reprehensible (adj.) | deserving blame or punishment (deplorable) |
| somber (adj.) | dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit (dull) |
| squalid (adj.) | filthy, wretched, debased (vile) |
| turbulent (adj.) | disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy (tempestuous) |
| vociferous (adj.) | loud and noisy; compelling attention (frank) |
| voluminous (adj.) | of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length (capacious) |
| waive (v.) | to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer (renounce) |