Vocab Unit 7 Flashcards

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1
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To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

A

Abhor

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

A

Amend

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3
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To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; a slap or blow

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Buffet

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4
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A great confusion, disorder

A

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; bitterly sarcastic

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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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9
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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 bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

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Inter

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11
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A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

A

Martinet

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12
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To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

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Obviate

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13
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One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous

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Renegade

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14
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Deserving blame or punishment

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Reprehensible

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15
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Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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Somber

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16
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Filthy, wretched

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Squalid

17
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Disorderly, riotous; violent; stormy

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Turbulent

18
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Loud and noisy; compelling attention

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Vociferous

19
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Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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Voluminous

20
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To do without; give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily

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Waive