Sadlier Level E Vocabulary Unit 7 A

Amend

(verb) to change in a formal way; to change for the better \n \n Syn.: modify, improve, correctBuffet

Buffet

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

Commodious

(adj.) roomy, spacious \n \n Syn.: comfortable, ample, capacious \n Ant.: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

Extant

(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost \n \n Syn.: surviving, in existence \n Ant.: extinct, defunct, vanished

Implicate

(verb) to involve in; to connect with or be related to \n \n Syn.: incriminate, entangle \n Ant.: absolve, exculpate

Martinet

(noun) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules \n \n Syn.: taskmaster, slave driver

Obviate

(verb) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of \n \n Syn.: preclude, forestall, ward off

Reprehensible

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment \n \n Syn.: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious \n Ant.: commendable, blameless, meritorious

Squalid

(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased \n \n Syn.: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject \n Ant.: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty

Turbulent

(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy \n \n Syn.: tumultuous, unruly, agitated \n Ant.: calm, placid, tranquil, still