Word | Definition |
abhor | (v) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply |
amend | (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better |
buffet | (v) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n) a slap, blow |
chaos | (n) great confusion, disorder |
commodious | (adj) roomy, spacious |
corrosive | (adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic |
discern | (v) to see clearly, recognize |
extant | (adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
implicate | (v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to |
inter | (v) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion |
martinet | (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules |
obviate | (v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
renegade | (n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
reprehensible | (adj) deserving blame or punishment |
somber | (adj) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
squalid | (adj) filthy, wretched, debased |
turbulent | (adj) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
vociferous | (adj) loud and noisy; compelling action |
voluminous | (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length |
waive | (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer |