unit 6

abhor

abhor

(verb) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

Syn.: detest, despise, abominate

Ant.: admire, cherish, respect, relish

amend

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

Syn.: modify, improve, correct

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

Syn.: (verb) batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about

chaos

(noun) great confusion, disorder

Syn.: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium

Ant.: order, regularity, tranquillity

commodious

(adj.) roomy, spacious

Syn.: comfortable, ample, capacious

Ant.: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

corrosive

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

Syn.: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful

Ant.: bland, mild, benign, amiable

discern

(verb) to see clearly, recognize

Syn.: perceive, detect, distinguish

Ant.: overlook

extant

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

Syn.: surviving, in existence

Ant.: extinct, defunct, vanished

implicate

(verb) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

Syn.: incriminate, entangle

Ant.: absolve, exculpate

inter

(verb) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

Ant.: unearth, exhume

martinet

(noun) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Syn.: taskmaster, slave driver

obviate

(verb) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

Syn.: preclude, forestall, ward off

renegade

(noun) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox

Syn.: (noun) turncoat, defector, heretic

Ant.: (noun) loyalist, patriot

reprehensible

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

Syn.: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious

Ant.: commendable, blameless, meritorious

somber

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

Syn.: mournful, dismal

Ant.: bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty

squalid

(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

Syn.: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject

Ant.: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty

turbulent

(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Syn.: tumultuous, unruly, agitated

Ant.: calm, placid, tranquil, still

vociferous

(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

Syn.: clamorous, uproarious, blustering

Ant.: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued

voluminous

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

Syn.: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful

Ant.: scant, meager, brief, succinct

waive

(verb) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

Syn.: decline, relinquish, forgo

Ant.: claim, accept