Vocab Words-7 Flashcards
abhor
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
amend
to change in a formal way; to change for the better
buffet
(verb) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; (noun) a slap, blow
chaos
great confusion, disorder
commodious
roomy, spacious
corrosive
eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
discern
to see clearly, recognize
extant
still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
implicate
to involve in; to connect with or be related to
inter
to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
martinet
a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
obviate
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
renegade
one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
reprehensible
deserving blame or punishment
somber
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit