Unit 7 Vocabulary

Question 0

Define amend:

Answer 0

Amend: (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better

Synonyms: modify, improve, correct

Question 1

Define abhor:

Answer 1

Abhor: (v) to regard with honor or loathing; to hate deeply

Synonyms: detest, despise, abominate

Antonyms: admire, cherish, respect

Question 2

Define buffet:

Answer 2

Buffet: (v) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive of force with blows; to force ovens way with difficulty; (n) a slap, blow

Synonyms: sock, thump, toss about

Question 3

Define chaos:

Answer 3

Chaos: (n) a great confusion, disorder

Synonyms: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium

Antonyms: order, regularity, tranquillity

Question 4

Define commodious:

Answer 4

Commodious: (adj) roomy, spacious

Synonyms: comfortable, ample, capacious

Antonyms: cramped, claustrophobic

Question 5

Define corrosive

Answer 5

Corrosive: (adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

Synonyms: caustic, mordant, spiteful

Antonyms: bland, mild, amiable

Question 6

Define discern:

Answer 6

Discern: (v) to see clearly, recognize

Synonyms: perceive, detect, distinguish

Antonyms: overlook

Question 7

Define extant:

Answer 7

Extant: (adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

Synonyms: surviving, in existence

Antonyms: extinct, defunct, vanished

Question 8

Define implicate:

Answer 8

Implicate: (v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

Synonyms: incriminate, entangle

Antonyms: absolve, exculpate

Question 9

Define inter:

Answer 9

Inter: (v) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

Antonyms: unearth, exhume

Question 10

Define martinet:

Answer 10

Martinet: (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Synonyms: taskmaster, slave driver

Question 11

Define obviate:

Answer 11

Obviate: (v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

Synonyms: preclude, forestall, ward off

Question 12

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

Synonyms: turncoat, defector, heretic

Answer 12

Antonyms: loyalist, patriot

Question 13

Define reprehensible:

Answer 13

Reprehensible: (adj) deserving blame or punishment

Synonyms: objectionable, blameworthy

Antonyms: commendable, blameless

Question 14

Define somber:

Answer 14

Somber: (adj) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

Synonyms: mournful, dismal

Antonyms: bright, sunny, cheerful

Question 15

Define squalid:

Answer 15

Squalid: (adj) filthy, wretched, debased

Synonyms: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject

Antonyms: neat spruce, lofty, exalted

Question 16

Define turbulent:

Answer 16

Turbulent: (adj) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Synonyms: tumultuous, unruly

Antonyms: calm, tranquil, still

Question 17

Define vociferous:

Answer 17

Vociferous: (adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention

Synonyms: clamorous, uproarious

Antonyms: quiet, soft-spoken, muted

Question 18

Voluminous: (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

Synonyms: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful

Answer 18

Antonyms: scant, meager, brief, succinct

Question 19

Define waive:

Answer 19

Wavie: (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporaily, defer

Synonyms: decline, relinquish, forgo

Antonyms: claim, accept