Unit 7

Question 0

amend

Answer 0

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

Question 1

abhor

Answer 1

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

Question 2

buffet

Answer 2

(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

Question 3

chaos

Answer 3

(n.) great confusion, disorder

Question 4

commodious

Answer 4

(adj.) roomy, spacious

Question 5

corrosive

Answer 5

(adj.) eating away at gradually, acid-like; bitterly sarcastic

Question 6

discern

Answer 6

(v.) to see clearly, recognize

Question 7

extant

Answer 7

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

Question 8

implicate

Answer 8

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

Question 9

inter

Answer 9

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

Question 10

martinet

Answer 10

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

Question 11

obviate

Answer 11

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

Question 12

renegade

Answer 12

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

Question 13

reprehensible

Answer 13

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

Question 14

somber

Answer 14

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

Question 15

squalid

Answer 15

(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

Question 16

turbulent

Answer 16

(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Question 17

vociferous

Answer 17

(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

Question 18

voluminous

Answer 18

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

Question 19

waive

Answer 19

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