Vocab Unit 7 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Abhor
To regard with horror or loathing, to hate deeply
Synonyms: detest, despise, abominate
Amend
Definition: to change in a formal way; to change for the better
Synonyms: modify, improve, correct
Buffet
to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly, to drive or force with blows; to force one’s way with difficulty, (n.) a slap or blow
Synonyms: (v.) sock, thump, pumel, toss about
Chaos
great confusion, disorder
Synonyms: anarchy, turmoil
Corrosive
eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic
Synonyms: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
Commodious
roomy, spacious
Synonyms: comfortable, ample, capacious
Extant
still existing, not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
Synonyms: surviving, in existence
Implicate
to involve in, to connect with or be related to
Synonyms: incriminate, entangle
Discern
To see clearly, recognize
Synonyms: perceive,detect, distinguish
Inter
:to bury, commit to the earth, cosign to oblivion
no synonyms
Martinet
a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules
Synonyms: taskmaster, slave driver
Obviate
to anticipate and prevent, to remove, dispose of
Synonyms: preclude, forestall, war off
Renegade
(n.) one who leaves a group, a deserter, outlaw (adj.) traitorous, unorthodox
Synonyms: Turncoat, heretic
Reprehensible
deserving blame or punishment
Synonyms: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
Somber
dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit
Synonyms: mournful, dismal
Squalid
Filthy, wretched, debased
Synonyms: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
Turbulent
disorderly, righteous, violent, stormy
Synonyms: tumultuous, unruly, agitated
Vociferous
loud and noisy, compelling attention
Synonyms: clamorous, uproarious, blustering
Voluminous
of great size, numerous, writing or speaking at great length
Synonyms: bulky, massive, plentiful
Waive
to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer
Synonyms: decline, relinquish, forgo
