Vocab Unit 7 Flashcards
Amend
To change in a formal way; change for the better
Syn: modify, improve, correct
Abhor
To regard with horror or loathing; to deeply hate
Syn: detest, despise
Ant: admire, cherish, respect
Buffet
To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; a slap or blow
Syn: batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about
Chaos
Great confusion, disorder
Syn: anarchy, turmoil
Ant: order, regularity, tranquility
Commodious
Roomy, spacious
Syn: comfortable, ample, capacious
Ant: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient
Corrosive
Eating away gradually, acid like; bitterly, sarcastic
Syn: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
Ant: bland, mild, amiable
Discern
To see clearly, recognize
Syn: perceive, detect, distinguish
Ant: overlook
Extant
Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
Syn: surviving, still existing
Ant: extinct, defunct, vanished
Implicate
To involve in; to connect with or be related to
Syn: incrimate, entangle
Ant: absolve, exculpate
Inter
To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
Ant: unearth, exhume
Martinet
A strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules
Syn: taskmaster, slave driver
Obviate
To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
Syn: preclude, forestall, ward off
Renegade
One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
Syn: turncoat, defector, heretic
Ant: loyalist, patriot
Reprehensible
Deserving blame or punishment
Syn: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
Ant: commendable, blameless, meritorious
Somber
Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
Syn: mournful, dismal
Ant: bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty
