Unit 7 Level E Vocabulary Prediction Practice

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

Chaos

Great confusion, disorder

Commodious

Roomy, spacious

Corrosive

Eating away gradually, acidlike

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 earth, to consign to oblivion

Martinet

A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Obviate

To anticipate and prevent

Renegade

One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw

Reprehensible

Deserving blame or punishment

Somber

Dark, gloomy; depressed or melodramatic in spirit

Squalid

Filthy, wretched

Turbulent

Disorderly, violent, stormy

Vociferous

Loud and noisy; compelling attention

Voluminous

Of a great size; numerous

Waive

To do without, give up voluntarily