Vocab Unit 7 Honors 10th Grade Skelly

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; (n.) a slap or blow

Chaos (n.)

great confusion or disorder

Commodious (adj.)

roomy, spacious

Corrosive (adj.)

eating away gradually; acid like; bitterly sarcastic

Discern (v.)

to see clearly; recognize

Extant (adj.)

still existing; not exterminated or destroyed

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.)

filthy, wretched, debased

Turbulent (adj.)

disorderly; riotous; violent; stormy

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