English Vocab Quiz Unit 7 -HARRY POTTER EDITION

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Abhor

Verb
Meaning - to regard with horror or loathing, to hate deeply.
Syn - Detest, despise
Ant - admire, cherish

Amend

Verb
Meaning - To change in a formal way, to change for the better
Syn- improve, correct
Ant- N/A

Buffet

Verb
Meaning - To slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly (aka bitch slap)
Syn - sock, pummel
Ant - N/A

Chaos

Noun
Meaning - Great confusion, disorder
Syn - turmoil
Ant - tranquility

Commodious

Adjective
Meaning - roomy, spacious
Syn - comfortable, ample
Ant - Cramped, claustrophobic

Corrosive

Adjective
Meaning - eating away gradually, acidlike
Syn - mordant, spiteful
Ant - bland, mild

Discern

Verb
Meaning - To see clearly, recognize
Syn - detect, distinguish
Ant - overlook

Extant

Adjective
Meaning - still existing, not extinct / exterminated / destroyed / lost
Syn - surviving
Ant - extinct

Implicate

Verb
Meaning - to involve in, to connect with or be related to
Syn - incriminate
Ant - absolve

Inter

Verb
Meaning - to bury, to commit to earth, to consign to oblivion
Syn - N/A
Ant - Unearth, exhume

Martinet

Noun
Meaning - A strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules
Syn - taskmaster
Ant - N/A

Obviate

Verb

Meaning - to anticipate, and prevent
Syn - preclude
Ant - N/A

Renegade

Noun
Meaning - one who leaves the group, outlaw, a deserter
Syn - turncoat
Ant - loyalist

Reprehensible

Adjective
Meaning - deserving blame or punishment
Syn - blameworthy
Ant - blameless

Somber

Adjective
Meaning - dark, gloomy, depressed or melodramatic in spirit
Syn - mournful, dismal
Ant - bright, sunny

Squalid

Adjective
Meaning - filthy, wretched
Syn - foul, vile
Ant - neat, spruce

Turbulent

Adjective
Meaning - disorderly, violent, stormy
Syn - unruly, agitated
Ant - calm, placid

Vociferous

Adjective
Meaning - loud and noisy, compelling attention
Syn - clamorous
Ant - quiet, subdued

Voluminous

Adjective
Meaning - of a great size, numerous
Syn - bulky, massive
Ant - meager

Waive

Verb
Meaning - to do without, give up voluntarily
Syn - decline, forgo
Ant - claim accept

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