Vocab Flashcards

(20 cards)

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abhor (verb)

A

to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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amend (verb)

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

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buffet (verb) (noun)

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v-to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force one’s way with difficulty
n-a slap, blow

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chaos(noun)

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great confusion, disorder

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commodious (adjective)

A

roomy, spacious

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corrosive (adjective)

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eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

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discern (verb)

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to see clearly, recognize

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extant (adjective)

A

still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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implicate (verb)

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to involve in; to connect with or be related to

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inter(verb)

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

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martinet(noun)

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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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obviate(verb)

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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

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renegade (noun) (adjective)

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n-one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw

adj-traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox

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reprehensible (adjective)

A

deserving blame or punishment

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somber (adjective)

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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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squalid (adjective)

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filthy, wretched, debased

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turbulent(adjective)

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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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vociferous (adjective)

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loud and noisy; compelling attention

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voluminous (adjective)

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

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waive (verb)

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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporary, defer