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abhor
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(v)
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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syn-abominate
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ant-admire
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amend
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(v)
to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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syn-improve
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buffet
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(v,n)
to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow
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syn-thump
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chaos
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(n)
great confusion, disorder
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syn-turmoil
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ant-order
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commodious
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(adj)
roomy, spacious
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syn-comfortable
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ant-claustrophobic
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corrosive
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(adj)
eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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syn-caustic
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ant-bland
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discern
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(v)
to see clearly, recognize
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syn- distinguish
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ant-overlook
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extant
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(adj)
still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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syn-existence
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ant-vanished
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implicate
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(v)
to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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syn-entangle
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ant-exculpate
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inter
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(v)
to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
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syn-exhume
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martinet
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(n)
a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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syn-slave driver
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obviate
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(v)
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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syn-preclude
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renegade
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(n,adj)
one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
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syn-turncoat
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ant-loyalist
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reprehensible
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(adj)
deserving blame or punishment
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syn-blameworthy
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ant-commendable
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somber
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(adj)
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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syn-mournful
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ant-bright
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squalid
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(adj)
filthy, wretched, debased
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syn-dingy
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ant-neat
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turbulent
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(adj)
disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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syn-tumultuous
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ant-calm
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vociferous
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(adj)
loud and noisy; compelling attention
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syn-uproarious
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ant-quiet
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voluminous
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(adj)
of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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syn-massive, plentiful
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ant-scant
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waive
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(v)
to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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syn-decline
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ant-accept