English unit 7

Abhor

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

Amend

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

Buffet

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

Chaos

(n.) great confusion, disorder

Commodious

(adj.) roomy, spacious

Corrosive

(adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

Discern

(v) to see clearly, recognize

Extant

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

Implicate

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

Inter

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

Martinet

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

Obviate

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

Renegade

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

Reprehensible

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

Somber

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

squalid

(adj) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect; showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards

 turbulent

(adj) disorderly, riotous; violent, stormy

vociferous

(adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention

voluminous

(adj) writing or speaking at great length; of great size, many volumes

waive

(v) to give up voluntarily, to not demand something you have a right to