Unit 7 Flashcards

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Amend

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To change in a formal way, to change for the better.

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Abhor

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To regard with horror or loathing

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Buffet

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To slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly.

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Chaos

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Great confusion, disorder

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Commodious

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Roomy, spacious

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Corrosive

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Eating away gradually, acid like; bitterly sarcastic.

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Discern

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To see clearly, recognize

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Extant

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Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost.

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Implicate

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To involve in; to connect with or be related to.

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Inter

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

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Martinet

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A strict strict disciplinary; a stickler for the rules.

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Obviate

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To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

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Renegade

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One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame or punishment

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Somber

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Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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Squalid

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Filthy, wretched, debased

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Turbulent

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Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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Vociferous

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Loud and noisy; compelling attention

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Voluminous

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Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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Waive

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