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IB English Unit 7
IB English Literature Unit 7 vocabulary words
| 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 slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow. |
| chaos | great confusion, disorder. |
| commodious | roomy, spacious. |
| corrosive | eating away gradually, acid like; 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; 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 of temporarily; defer. |