UNIT 7

ABHOR

• V. To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
• S: detest, despise
• A: admire, cherish, respect
• Mr. James was abhorring the vision of his daughter being kidnapped.

AMEND

• V. To change in a formal way; to change for the better
• S: modify, improve
• A: blemish, corrupt
• Clare was forced to amend her behavior around her parents in order to go out on Saturday.

BUFFET

• V. To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly. N. A slap
• S: sock, thump, pummel
• A: tap, touch
• There was a consistent buffet by his parents for the young boy after he stole gum from the store.

CHAOS

• N. Great confusion, disorder
• S: anarchy, turmoil
• A: order, regularity
• The finish line of the turkey trot was pure chaos all day long.

COMMODIOUS

• Adj. roomy, spacious
• S: Comfortable, Ample, Capacious
• A: cramped, claustrophobic
• Our box at the Notre Dame game was commodious and comfortable.

CORROSIVE

• Adj. eating away gradually, acidlike
• S. Caustic, acidulous
• A. Bland, mild, benign
• The corrosive liquid ate away at the drain after the innocent teen spilled it down the sink.

DISCERN

• V. To see clearly, recognize
• S. Perceive, detect, distinguish
• A. Overlook
• The police have to discern between perps in order to determine what really happened.

EXTANT

• Adj. still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
• S: surviving, in existence
• A: extinct, vanished
• The extant race of roaches kept growing larger until they finally outnumbered humans one million to one.

IMPLICATE

• V. To involve in: to connect with or be related to
• S: entangle, incriminate
• A: absolve
• I was forced to implicate myself with distant relatives because my mom invited them to my birthday party.

INTER

• V. To bury, to commit to the earth
• S: cover up, lay to rest
• A: unearth, exhume
• I'm going to inter the dead rabbit so he may rest in peace.

MARTINET

• N. A strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules
• S: taskmaster
• A: perpetrator
• Jimmy's nickname is "the martinet" because he attempts to punish the bad kids at school.

OBVIATE

• V. To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
• S. Preclude, forestall, ward off
• A. To add, to create
• The DEA had to obviate the moves of Colombian dug lord, Pablo Escobar.

RENEGADE

• N. One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw/ unorthodox
• S: turncoat, heretic
• A: loyalist, patriot
• Mathew was considered a renegade after he disrespected the senior monk and openly left the monastery.

REPREHENSIBLE

• Adj. deserving blame or punishment
• S: objectionable, blameworthy,
• A: commendable, blameless
• The reprehensible student hid in the bathroom stall all day in order to avoid the dean.

SOMBER

• Adj. dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
• S: mournful, dismal
• A: bright, sunny, lighthearted
• When the old lady opened the door, she looked somber and upset.

SQUALID

• Adj: filthy, wretched, debased
• S: dingy, foul, vile
• A: neat, lofty, spruce
• The squalid salad dressing causes the food critic to throw up after dinner.

TURBULENT

• Adj. disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
• S: tumultuous, unruly
• A: calm, placid
• The turbulent conversation just kept getting worse until finally I was called to help my mom.

VOCIFEROUS

• Adj. loud and noisy
• S: clamorous, uproarious, blustering
• A: quiet, soft spoken
• The vociferous child refused to stop crying until he received a popsicle.

VOLUMINOUS

• Adj. of great size
• S: bulky, massive, plentiful
• A: scant, meager
• The voluminous slice of cake filled me up for the rest of the night.

WAIVE

• V. To do without, to give up voluntarily
• S: decline, relinquish, forgo
• A: claim, accept
• I waived chocolate for the year and ended up loosing 20lbs.