Vocabulary Workshop Level E - Unit 7

abhor

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

syn:detest, despise, abominate
ant: admire, cherish, respect, relish

amend

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

syn: modify, improve, correct

buffet

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

syn: sock, thump, pummel, toss about, hit

chaos

(n.) great confusion, disorder

syn: anarchy, turmoil
ant: order, regularity, tranquility

commodious

(adj.) roomy, spacious

syn: confortable, ample, capacious
ant: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

corrosive

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

syn: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
ant: bland, mild, benign

discern

(v.) to see clearly, recognize

syn: perceive, detect, distinguish
ant: overlook

extant

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

syn: surviving, in existence
ant: extinct, vanished

implicate

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

syn: incriminate, entangle
ant: absolve, exculpate

inter

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

ant: unearth, exhume, dig up

martinet

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

syn: taskmaster, slave driver

obviate

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

syn: preclude, forestall, ward off

renegade

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

syn: turncoat, heretic
ant: loyalist, patriot

reprehensible

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

syn: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
ant: commendable, blameless, meritorious

somber

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

syn: mournful, dismal
ant: bright, sunny, lighthearted, jaunty

squalid

(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

syn: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
ant: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty

turbulent

(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

syn: tumultuous, unruly, agitated
ant: calm, placid, tranquil, still

vociferous

(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

syn: clamorous, uproarious, blustering
ant: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued

voluminous

(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

syn: bulky, massive, plentiful
ant: scant, meager

waive

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

syn: decline, relinquish, forgo
ant: claim, accept