eng unit 7 vocab Flashcards
(20 cards)
martinet
(n) a strict disciplinarian
syn: stickler for rules
vociferous
(adj) loud and noisy
syn: clamorous
ant: quiet
voluminous
(adj) of great size
syn:bulky
ant: small
inter
(v) to bury
ant: unearth
implicate
(v) to involve in
syn: incriminate
ant: leave out
waive
(v) to do without
syn: decline
ant: accept
turbulent
(adj) disorderly, stormy
syn: violent
ant: calm
abhor
(v) to regard with horror
syn: detest
ant: admire
amend
(v) to change for better
syn: improve
buffet
(v) to strike repeatedly
syn: batter
chaos
(n) great confusion
syn: disorder
ant: order
commodious
(adj) roomy
syn: spacious
ant: cramped
corrosive
(adj) eating away gradually
syn: caustic
ant: benign
discern
(v) to see clearly
syn: detect
ant: overlook
extant
(adj) still existing
syn: surviving
ant: extinct
obviate
(v) to remove
syn: ward off
renegade
(n) one who leaves a group
syn: deserter
ant: loyalist
reprehensible
(adj) deserving blame
syn: blameworthy
ant: blameless
somber
(adj) gloomy
syn: mournful
ant: cheery
squalid
(adj) filthy
syn: foul
ant: clean
