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Vocab Unit 7
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9th Grade
12/06/2011

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abhor
Definition
to regard with horror or loathing, to hate deeply

detest, despise, abominate
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amend
Definition
to change in a formal way, to change for the better

modify, improve, correct
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buffet
Definition
to slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly, to drive or force; a slap or blow

batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about
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chaos
Definition
great confusion, disorder

anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
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commodious
Definition
roomy, spacious

comfortable, ample, capacious
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corrosive
Definition
eating away gradually, acid-like, bitterly sarcastic

caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
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discern
Definition
to see clearly, recognize

perceive, detect, distinguish
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extant
Definition
still existing, not exterminated, destroyed or lost

surviving, in existance
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implicate
Definition
to involve in, to connect with or relate to

incriminate, entangle
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inter
Definition
to bury, commit to the earth, to consign to oblivion

unearth, exhume
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martinet
Definition
a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules

taskmaster, slave driver
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obviate
Definition
to anticipate and prevent, to remove, dispose of

preclude, forestall, ward off
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renegade
Definition
one who leaves a group, a deserter or outlaw; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox

turncoat, defector, heretic
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reprehensible
Definition
deserving blame or punishment

objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
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somber
Definition
dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit

mournful, dismal
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squalid
Definition
filthy, wretched, debased

dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
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turbulent
Definition
disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy

tumultuous, unruly, agitated
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vociferous
Definition
loud and noisy, compelling attention

clamorous, uproarious, blustering
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voluminous
Definition
of great size, numerous; writing or speaking at great length

bulky, massive, copious, plentiful
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waive
Definition
to do without, to give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer
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