Vocab Unt 7 Flashcards

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1
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to detest; to hate strongly

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Abhor

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

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Amend

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3
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strike, beat repeatedly

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Buffet

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4
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a great confusion, disorder

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Chaos

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5
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large and roomy

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Commodious

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6
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eating away gradually, acid-like; 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 the oblivion

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Inter

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11
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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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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, an outlaw

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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, debased

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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 action

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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, defer

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Waive