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Vocab Unit 7

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ABHOR

  • To loathe deeply, deep hatred
  • Synonym: Despise, deteste
  • Antonym: Admire, respect
  • My little brother abhors the act of eating veggies.
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AMEND

  • To change in a formal way, change for the better.
  • Synonym: modify, improve
  • Antonym: worsen, adulterate
  • After much protest, they amended the law that prohibits drinking.
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BUFFET

  • To slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly
  • Synonym: To pummel, to thump
  • Antonym: to surrender
  • Warren Buffet got buffeted for cutting in line at a buffet, he ended up at the hospital.
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CHAOS

  • Great confusion or disorder
  • Synonym: anarchy, turmoil
  • Antonym: order, tranquility
  • Once the teacher left the room, chaos ensued.
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COMMODIOUS

  • Roomy, spacious
  • Syn: ample spacious
  • Ant: cramped
  • Though expensive, the New York apartment was anything but commodious.
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CORROSIVE

  • Eating away gradually, bitterly sarcastic
  • Syn: spiteful, caustic
  • Ant: mild, bland, amicable
  • The acid began to corrode through the the metal container it was accidentally placed in.
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DISCERN

  • To see clearly, recognize t
  • Syn: distinguish, percirve
  • Ant: to overlook
  • Even the clever sleuth was unable to discern the fake prints from the real ones.
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EXTANT

  • Still existing, not exterminated or lost
  • Syn: surviving, in existence
  • Ant. Extinct, vanished
  • Though many thought anything that lived with dinosaurs are extinct, the cockroach is thriving.
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IMPLICATE

  • To involve in
  • Syn: entangled, to incriminate
  • Ant: to absolve
  • The man who was implicated with the crime, got away because there was a lack of evidence.
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INTER

  • To bury, to commit to earth
  • Entomb, cover up
  • Unearth
  • She did a poor job burying the dead body and it was quickly unearthed.
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MARTINET

  • A strict disciplinarian
  • Enforcer, stickler
  • Easygoing
  • The dream was a martinet for dress code enforcement.
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OBVIATE

  • To anticipate and prevent
  • Forestall, ward off
  • To invite
  • The hero obviated his adversary's attack and counter attacked.
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RENEGADE

  • One who leaves a group, a deserter
  • Heretic, defector
  • Loyalist patriot
  • The renegade chose to leave at the worst time, upon the arrival of a snow storm
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REPREHENSIBLE

  • Deserving punishment or blame
  • Blameworthy, culpable
  • Blameless, commendable
  • Apparently, swearing at the workplace is a reprehensible act that is punished by suspension
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SOMBER

  • Dark, gloomy
  • Mournful, dismal
  • Cheerful, sunny
  • She was somber for many weeks after her mother's death.
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SQUALID

  • Filthy, wretched, debased
  • Dingy, sordid,
  • Neat, lofty
  • The mayor wanted to start cleaning the squalid pond, to make the city prettier
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TURBULENT

  • Disorderly, riotous
  • Clamorous, bustering
  • Calm, placid, tranquil
  • The high winds made for a turbulent cruise on the Pacific Ocean
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VOCIFEROUS

  • Loud and noisy, attention getting
  • Clamorous, blustering
  • Soft-spoken, wuiet
  • I was awoken by a vociferous marching band traveling by my house.
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VOLUMINOUS

  • Of great size, numerous
  • Bulky, massive
  • Scant, meager
  • The voluminous tub of oil spilled, thus polluting the entire lake.
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WAIVE

  • To do without
  • Decline, relinquish
  • Claim, accept
  • After the losing a fumble that cost the team a big game, the player was waived.

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