English Vocab: Unit 7 Flashcards
amend
(v.)
TO change in a formal way
TO change for the better
S: modify, improve, correct
abhor
(v.)
TO regard with horror or loathing
TO hate deeply
S: detest, despise, abomination
A: admire, cherish, respect, relish
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
S: (v.) sock, thump, pummel, toss about
chaos
(n.)
great confusion, disorder
S: anarchy, turmoil
A: order, regularity, tranquility
commodious
(adj.)
roomy, spacious
S: comfortable, ample, capacious
A: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficent
corrosive
(adj.)
eating away gradually, acidlike
bitterly sarcastic
S: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
A: bland, mild, benign, amiable
discern
(v.)
TO see clearly, recognize
S: perceive, detect, distinguish
A: overlook
extant
(adj.)
still existing
not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
S: surviving, in existence
A: extinct, vanished
implicate
(v.)
TO involve in
TO connect with or be related to
S: incriminate, entangle
A: absolve, exculpate
inter
(v.)
TO bury, commit to the earth
TO consign to oblivion
A: unearth, exhume
martinet
a strict disciplinarian
a stickler for the rules
S: taskmaster, slave driver
obviate
(v.)
TO anticipate and prevent
TO remove, dispose of
S: preclude, forestall, ward off
renegade
(n.)
one who leaves a group
a deserter, outlaw
(adj.)
traitorous
unconventional, unorthodox
S: (n.) turncoat, heretic
A: (n.) loyalist, patriot
reprehensible
(adj.)
deserving blame or punishment
S: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
A: commendable, blameless, meritorious
somber
(adj.)
dark, gloomy
depressed or melancholy in spirit
S: mournful, dismal
A: bright, sunny, lighthearted, jaunty
squalid
(adj.)
filthy, wretched, debased
S: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
A: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty
turbulent
(adj.)
disorderly, riotous, violent
stormy
S: tumultuous, unruly, agitated
A: calm, placid, tranquil, still
vociferous
(adj.)
loud and noisy
compelling attention
S: clamorous, uproarious, blustering
A: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued
voluminous
(adj.)
of great size
numerous
writing or speaking at great length
S: bulky, massive, plentiful
A: scant meager
waive
(v.)
TO do without, give up voluntarily
TO put off temporarily, defer
S: decline, relinquish, forgo
A: claim, accept
