Unit 7 Flashcards

(40 cards)

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verb- to change in a formal way; to change for the better

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Amend

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verb- to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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Abhor

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verb- to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty; noun- a slap or blow

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Buffet

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great confusion, disorder

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Chaos

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roomy, spacious

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Commodious

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eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

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Corrosive

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to see clearly, recognize

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Discern

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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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Extant

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to involve in; to connect with or be related to

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Implicate

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to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

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Inter

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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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Martinet

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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

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Obviate

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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox

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Renegade

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deserving blame or punishment

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Reprehensible

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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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Somber

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filthy, wretched, debased

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Squalid

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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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loud and noisy; compelling attention

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of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

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to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer

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syn- detest, despise, abominate

ant- admire, cherish, respect, relish

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syn- modify, improve, correct

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syn- batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about

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syn- anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium

ant- order, regularity, tranquility

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syn- comfortable, ample, capacious | ant- cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient
commodious
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syn- caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful | ant- bland, mild, benign, amiable
corrosive
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syn- perceive, detect, distinguish | ant- overlook
discern
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syn- surviving, in existence | ant- extinct, defunct, vanished
extant
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syn- incriminate, entangle | ant- absolve, exculpate
implicate
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ant- unearth, exhume
inter
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syn- taskmaster, slave driver
martinet
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syn- preclude, forestall, ward off
obviate
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syn- turncoat, defector, heretic | ant- loyalist
renegade
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syn- objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious | ant- commendable, blameless, meritorious
reprehensible
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syn- mournful, dismal | ant- bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty
somber
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syn- dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject | ant- neat, spruce, exalted, lofty
squalid
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syn- tumultuous, unruly, agitated | ant- calm, placid, tranquil, still
turbulent
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syn- clamorous, uproarious, blustering | ant- quiet, soft-spoken, muted subdued
vociferous
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syn- bulky, massive, copious, plentiful | ant- scant, meager, brief, succinct
voluminous
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syn- decline, relinquish, forgo | ant- claim, accept
waive