Vocabulary Unit 7 Flashcards
Amend
To change in a formal way; to change for the better
Abhor
To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
Buffet
To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; a slap or blow
Chaos
Great confusion, disorder
Commodious
Roomy, spacious
Corrosive
Eating away gradually, acid like; 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
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; traitorous
Reprehensible
Deserving blame or punishment
Somber
Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit