#7 Definitions Flashcards

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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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abhor

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to change in a formal way; to change form the better

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amend

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(v) to slap of cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty
(n) a slap, blow

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buffet

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great confusion, disorder

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chaos

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roomy, spacious

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commodious

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eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

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corrosive

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to see clearly, recognize

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discern

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still existing, not exterminated, destroyed or laost

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extant

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to involve in; to connect with or be related to

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implicate

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to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

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inter

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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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martinet

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to anticipate and prevent; to remove; dispose of

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obviate

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(n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw;

(adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

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renegade

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deserving blame or punishment

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reprehensible

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dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit

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somber

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filthy, wretched, debased

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squalid

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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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turbulent

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loud and noisy; compelling attention

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vociferous

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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at greater length

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voluminous

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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

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waive