Unit 7 Flashcards
verb- to change in a formal way; to change for the better
Amend
verb- to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
Abhor
verb- to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; noun- a slap or blow
Buffet
great confusion, disorder
Chaos
roomy, spacious
Commodious
eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
Corrosive
to see clearly, recognize
Discern
still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
Extant
to involve in; to connect with or be related to
Implicate
to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
Inter
a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
Martinet
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
Obviate
one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
Renegade
deserving blame or punishment
Reprehensible
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
Somber
filthy, wretched, debased
Squalid
disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
Turbulent
loud and noisy; compelling attention
Vociferous
of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
Voluminous
to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer
Waive
syn- detest, despise, abominate
ant- admire, cherish, respect, relish
Abhor
syn- modify, improve, correct
Amend
syn- batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about
Buffet
syn- anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
ant- order, regularity, tranquility
Chaos
syn- comfortable, ample, capacious
ant- cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient
commodious
syn- caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
ant- bland, mild, benign, amiable
corrosive
syn- perceive, detect, distinguish
ant- overlook
discern
syn- surviving, in existence
ant- extinct, defunct, vanished
extant
syn- incriminate, entangle
ant- absolve, exculpate
implicate
ant- unearth, exhume
inter
syn- taskmaster, slave driver
martinet
syn- preclude, forestall, ward off
obviate
syn- turncoat, defector, heretic
ant- loyalist
renegade
syn- objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
ant- commendable, blameless, meritorious
reprehensible
syn- mournful, dismal
ant- bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty
somber
syn- dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
ant- neat, spruce, exalted, lofty
squalid
syn- tumultuous, unruly, agitated
ant- calm, placid, tranquil, still
turbulent
syn- clamorous, uproarious, blustering
ant- quiet, soft-spoken, muted subdued
vociferous
syn- bulky, massive, copious, plentiful
ant- scant, meager, brief, succinct
voluminous
syn- decline, relinquish, forgo
ant- claim, accept
waive
