Vocab 7

Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

(V) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply.

Question 2

amend

Answer 2

(V) to change in a formal way; to change for the better.

Question 3

buffet

Answer 3

(V) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; (N) a slap, blow.

Question 4

chaos

Answer 4

(N) great confusion, disorder.

Question 5

commodious

Answer 5

(ADJ) roomy, spacious

Question 6

corrosive

Answer 6

(ADJ) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic.

Question 7

discern

Answer 7

(V) to see clearly, recognize.

Question 8

extant

Answer 8

(ADJ) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost.

Question 9

implicate

Answer 9

(V) to involve in; to connect with or be related to.

Question 10

inter

Answer 10

(V) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion.

Question 11

martinet

Answer 11

(N) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules.

Question 12

obviate

Answer 12

(V) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of.

Question 13

renegade

Answer 13

(N) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (ADJ) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox.

Question 14

reprehensible

Answer 14

(ADJ) deserving blame or punishment.

Question 15

somber

Answer 15

(ADJ) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit.

Question 16

squalid

Answer 16

(ADJ) filthy, wretched, debased.

Question 17

turbulent

Answer 17

(ADJ) disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy.

Question 18

vociferous

Answer 18

(ADJ) loud and noisy; compelling attention.

Question 19

voluminous

Answer 19

(ADJ) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length.

Question 20

waive

Answer 20

(V) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer.