Unit 7 Vocab Flashcards
Abhor
v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
S-detest
A-admire
Amend
(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
S-modify
Buffet
(v.) to slap of cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with
S-batter
Chaos
(n.) great confusion, disorder
S-disoder
Commodious
(adj.) roomy, spacious
S-comfortable
A-cramped
Corrosive
(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
S-spiteful
A-bland
Discern
(v.) to see clearly, recognize
S-perceive
A-overlook
Extant
(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
S-surviving
A-extinct
Implicate
(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
S-incriminate
A-absolve
Inter
(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
S-bury
A-unearth
Martinet
(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
S-taskmaster
Obviate
(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
S-preclude
Renegade
(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
S-turncoat
A-loyalist
Reprehensible
(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
S-blameworthy
A-blameless
Somber
(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
S-mournful
A-bright
Squalid
(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
S-dingy
A-neat
Turbulent
(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
S- unruly
A-calm
Vociferous
(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
S-uproarious
A-quiet
Voluminous
(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
S-bulky
A-scant
Waive
(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
S-decline
A-claim
