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AdvEng Vocab Unit7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules | martinet |
| still exisiting; not exterminated | extant |
| to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply | abhor |
| to slap or cuff, to strike repeatefly; to drive or force with blows; a slap or blow | buffet |
| one who leaves a group, a deserter; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox | renegade |
| dark, gloomy, depressed | somber |
| of great size, numerous; writing or speaking at great length | voluminous |
| great confusion, disorder | chaos |
| disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy | turbulent |
| roomy, spacious | commodious |
| to involve in; to connect with or be realted to | implicate |
| filthy, wretched, debased | squalid |
| to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, deger | waive |
| eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic | corrosive |
| to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of | obviate |
| deserving blame or punishment | reprehensible |
| loud and noisy; compelling attention | vociferous |
| to change in a formal way; to change for the better | amend |
| to see clearly, recognize | discern |
| to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion | inter |