Vocab 7 Quiz (Taylor's Version)

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abhor
(v) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
(v) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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amend
(v) to change in a formal way/for the better
(v) to change in a formal way/for the better
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buffet
(v) to slap/strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows/to force one's way with difficulty
(n) a slap/blow
(v) to slap/strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows/to force one's way with difficulty
(n) a slap/blow
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chaos
(n) great confusion, disorder
(n) great confusion, disorder
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commodious
(adj) roomy, spacious
(adj) roomy, spacious
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corrosive
(adj) eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic
(adj) eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic
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discern
(v) to see clearly, recognize
(v) to see clearly, recognize
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extant
(adj) still existing, not exterminated, destroyed or lost
(adj) still existing, not exterminated, destroyed or lost
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implicate
(v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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inter
(v) to bury, commit to the earth, to consign to oblivion
(v) to bury, commit to the earth, to consign to oblivion
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martinet
(n) a strict disciplinarian, stickler for the rules
(n) a strict disciplinarian, stickler for the rules
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obviate
(v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose. of
(v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose. of
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renegade
(n) one who leaves a group, outlaw
(adj) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
(n) one who leaves a group, outlaw
(adj) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
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reprehensible
(adj) deserving blame or punishment
(adj) deserving blame or punishment
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somber
(adj) dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit
(adj) dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit
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squalid
(adj) filthy, wretched, debased
(adj) filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent
(adj) disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
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vociferous
(adj) loud and noisy, compelling attention
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voluminous
(adj) of great size, numerous, writing or speaking at great lengths
(adj) of great size, numerous, writing or speaking at great lengths
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waive
(v) to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily