Vocabulary Workshop Level E - Unit 7

abhor

To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply.

amend

To change in a formal way; to change for the better.

buffet

To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; a slap, blow.

chaos

Great confusion, disorder.

commodious

Roomy, spacious.

corrosive

Eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic.

discern

To see clearly, recognize.

extant

Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost.

implicate

To involve in; to connect with or be related to.

inter

To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion.

martinet

A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules.

obviate

To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of.

renegade

One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox.

reprehensible

Deserving blame or punishment.

somber

Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit.

squalid

Filthy, wretched, debased.

turbulent

Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy.

vociferous

Loud and noisy; compelling attention.

voluminous

Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length.

waive

To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer.