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Merit Vocab
Lesson 7
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English
10th Grade
01/20/2010

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abhor (v)
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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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amend (v)
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to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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buffet (v)
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to slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly
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chaos (n)
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great confusion
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commodious (adj)
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roomy, spacious
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corrosive (adj)
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eating away gradually; bitterly sarcastic
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discern (v)
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to see clearly, recognize
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extant (adj)
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still existing, not exterminated
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implicate (v)
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to involve with, connect or relate to
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inter (v)
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to bury
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martinet (n)
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a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules
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obviate (v)
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to anticipate and prevent; remove; dispose of
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renegade (n)
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one who leaves a group, deserter
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reprehensible (adj)
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deserving blame or punishment
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somber (adj)
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dark, gloomy; depressed in spirit
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squalid (adj)
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filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent (adj)
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disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
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vociferous (adj)
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loud and noisy, compelling attention
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voluminous (adj)
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of great size, numerous, writing or speaking at great length
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waive (v)
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to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temp. defer
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