unit 7 def

Question 1

amend

Answer 1

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

Question 2

buffet

Answer 2

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

Question 3

commodious

Answer 3

roomy, spacious

Question 4

extant

Answer 4

still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost

Question 5

implicate

Answer 5

to involve in; to connect with or be related to

Question 6

martinet

Answer 6

a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Question 7

obviate

Answer 7

to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

Question 8

reprehensible

Answer 8

deserving blame or punishment

Question 9

squalid

Answer 9

filthy, wretched, debased

Question 10

turbulent

Answer 10

disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Question 11

abhor

Answer 11

to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

Question 12

chaos

Answer 12

great confusion, disorder

Question 13

corrosive

Answer 13

eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

Question 14

discern

Answer 14

to see clearly, recognize

Question 15

inter

Answer 15

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

Question 16

renegade

Answer 16

n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

Question 17

somber

Answer 17

dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

Question 18

vociferous

Answer 18

loud and noisy; compelling attention

Question 19

voluminous

Answer 19

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

Question 20

waive

Answer 20

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