unit 7 Flashcards
(19 cards)
amend
If your not doing well in a particular subject, you may want to amend your way of studying it.
to change in a formal way
adhor
A pacifist is someone who adhors violence in all its forms.
to regard with horror or loathing
buffet
Blinding snowstorms buffet the barren landmass of antarctica for months on end.
to force ones way with difficulty
chaos
A great many people lost their fortunes and even their lives in the chaos brought on by the French Revolution.
disorder
commodious
No one would expect a tiny studio apartment to have particularly commodious closets.
roomy
corrosive
Sulfuric acid is one of the most corrosive substances known to chemistry.
acidlike
discern
It is a jurys job to discern the truth by carefully evaluating all the evidence presented at trial.
to see clearly
extant
still existing
implicate
to involve in
inter
to bury
martinet
a strict disciplinarian
obviate
to remove
renegade
one who leaves a group
reprehensible
deserving blame or punishment
somber
dark or gloomy
squalid
filthy
turbulent
disordely
vociferous
loud and noisy
waive
to do without