Unit 7 Vocab Flashcards

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1
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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abhor

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

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amend

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to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; a slap, blow

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buffet

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4
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a great confusion, disorder

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chaos

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5
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roomy, spacious

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commodious

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6
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eating away gradually, acidlike

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corrosive

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7
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to see clearly, recognize

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discern

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8
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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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extant

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to involve in; to connect with or be related to

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implicate

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10
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to force one’s way with difficulty

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buffet

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11
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to bury, commit to the earth

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inter

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12
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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martinet

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13
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to anticipate and prevent

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obviate

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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous

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renegade

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15
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bitterly sarcastic

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corrosive

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16
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deserving blame or punishment

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reprehensible

17
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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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somber

18
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to consign to oblivion

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inter

19
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filthy, wretched, debased

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squalid

20
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to move, dispose of

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obviate

21
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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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turbulent

22
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unconventional, unorthodox

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renegade

23
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loud and noisy; compelling attention

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vociferous

24
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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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voluminous

25
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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

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waive

26
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mid-

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middle

27
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-able, -ible

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able, capable of

28
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-phon-, -phone-, -phono-

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sound, voice

29
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-pol-, -polis-

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city, state

30
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-scop-, -scope-

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watch, look at