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Vocab Unit 7
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Term | Definition |
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amend | v to change in a formal way or to change for the better |
buffet | v to slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly, to drive or force with blows, or to force one's way with difficulty |
buffet | n a slap or blow |
chaos | n great confusion or disorder |
commodious | adj roomy or spacious |
corrosive | adj eating away gradually, acidlike, or bitterly sarcastic |
discern | v to see clearly or recognize |
extant | adj still existing, not exterminated, destroyed, or lost |
implicate | v to involve in or to connect with or be related to |
inter | v to bury, commit to the earth or to consign to oblivion |
martinet | n a strict disciplinarian or a stickler for the rules |
obviate | v to anticipate and prevent, to remove or dispose of |
renegade | n one who leaves a group, a deserter, or an outlaw |
renegade | adj traitorous, unconventional, or unorthodox |
reprehensible | adj deserving blame or punishment |
somber | adj dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit |
squalid | adj filthy, wretched, debased |
turbulent | adj disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy |
vociferous | adj loud and noisy or compelling attention |
voluminous | adj of great size, numerous, or writing or speaking at great length |
waive | v to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, or defer |