Unit 7 Flashcards
Amend
(v.) to change in formal way; to change for the better
Synonyms: modify, improve, correct
Abhor
(v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
Synonyms: detest, despise, abominate
Antonyms: admire, cherish, respect, relish
Buffet
(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s ways with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow
Synonyms: (v.) sock, thump, pummel, toss about
Chaos
(n.) great confusion, disorder
Synonyms: anarchy, turmoil
Antonyms: order, regularity, tranquillity
Commodious
(adj.) roomy, spacious
Synonyms: comfortable, ample, capacious
Antonyms: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient
Corrosive
(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
Synonyms: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
Antonyms: bland, mild, benign, amiable
Discern
(v.) to see clearly, recognize
Synonyms: perceive, detect, distinguish
Antonyms: overlook
Extant
(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
Synonyms: surviving, in existence
Antonyms: extinct, vanished
Implicate
(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
Synonyms: incriminate, entangle
Antonyms: absolve, exculpate
Inter
(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
Antonyms: unearth, exhume
Martinet
(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
Synonyms: taskmaster, slave driver
Obviate
(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
Synonyms: preclude, forestall, ward off
Renegade
(n.) one who leaves group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
Synonyms: (n.) turncoat, heretic
Antonyms: (n.) loyalist, patriot
Reprehensible
(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
Synonyms: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
Antonyms: commendable, blameless, meritorious
Somber
(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
Synonyms: mournful, dismal
Antonyms: bright, sunny, lighthearted, jaunty
