Vocab 7 Flashcards

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Abhor

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To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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2
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Amend

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

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3
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Buffet

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To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly

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4
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Chaos

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Great confusion, disorder

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5
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Commodious

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Roomy, spacious

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6
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Corrosive

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Eating away gradually, acid-like

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7
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Discern

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To see clearly, recognize

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8
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Extant

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Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost.

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9
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Implicate

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To involve in; to connect with or be related to

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10
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Inter

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To bury, commit to earth, to consign to oblivion

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11
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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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12
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Obviate

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To anticipate and prevent

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13
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Renegade

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One who leaves a group; a deserter, an outlaw

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14
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Reprehensible

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Deserving blame or punishment

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15
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Somber

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Dark, gloomy; depressed or melodramatic in spirit

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16
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Squalid

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Filthy, wretched

17
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Turbulent

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Disorderly, violent; stormy

18
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Vociferous

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Loud and noisy; compelling attention

19
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Voluminous

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Of sumptuous size; numerous

20
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Waive

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To do without, give up voluntarily