Unit 7 Vocabulary

Abhor

DEF = (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

SYN = detest, despise, abominate

ANT = admire, cherish, respect, relish

Amend

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

SYN = modify, improve, correct

Buffet

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

SYN = (v.) to batter, thump, pummel

Chaos

DEF = (n.) great confusions, disorder

SYN = anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium

ANT = order, regularity, tranquility

Commodious

DEF = (adj.) roomy, spacious

SYN = comfortable, ample, capacious

ANT = cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

Corrosive

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

SYN = caustic, mordant, spiteful

ANT = bland, mild, amiable

Disern

DEF = (v.) to see clearly, recognize

SYN = perceive, detect, distinguish

ANT = overlook

Extant

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

SYN = surviving, in existence

ANT = extinct, defunct, vanished

Implicate

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

SYN = incriminate, entangle

ANT = absolve, exculpate

Inter

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

ANT = unearth, exhume

Martinet

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

SYN = taskmaster, slave driver

Obviate

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

SYN = preclude, forestall, ward off

Renegade

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

SYN = (n.) turncoat, defector

ANT = (n.) loyalist, patriot

Reprehensible

DEF = (adj.) deserving blame or punishment

SYN = objectionable, blameworthy

ANT = commendable, blameless

Somber

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

SYN = mournful, dismal

ANT = bright, sunny, cheerful

Squalid

DEF = (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

SYN = dingy, foul, vile

ANT = neat, exalted, lofty

Turbulent

DEF = (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

SYN = tumultuous, unruly, agitated

ANT = calm, placid, tranquil, still

Vociferous

DEF = (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

SYN = clamorous, uproarious

ANT = quiet, soft-spoken, muted

Voluminous

DEF = (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great lengths

SYN = bulky, massive, plentiful

ANT = meager, brief, succinct

Waive

DEF = (v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily

SYN = decline, relinquish, forgo

ANT = claim, accept