Unit 7 Vocab Words

Amend

(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better

Buffet

(v.) to slap of cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty (n.) A slap, blow

Commodious

(adj.) Roomy, spacious

Extant

(adj.) Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

Implicate

(v.) To involve in; to connect with or be related to

Marinet

(n.) A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Obviate

(v.) To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

Reprehensible

(adj.) Deserving blame or punishment

Squalid

(adj.) Filthy, wretched, debased

Turbulent

(adj.) Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Abhor

(v.) To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

Chaos

(n.) Great confusion, disorder

Corrosive

(adj.) Eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

Discern

(v.) To see clearly,, recognize

Inter

(v.) To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

Renegade

(n.) One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) Traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

Somber

(adj.) Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

Vociferous

(adj.) Loud and noisy; compelling attention

Voluminous

(adj.) Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

Waive

(v.) To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer