Unit 7

Abhor

• v.- To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
• Syn- detst, despise
• Ant - admire, cherish
• A racist is someone who abhors all other races other than his own.

Amend

• V- To change in a formal way; to change for the better
• syn - modify, improve, correct
• If your grades are not up to par, then you should get help so that you may amend your grades.

Buffet

• v- To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly (N)- a slap; blow
• Syn- v. stick, thump
• The man was messing with the other gentleman's wife, so he then proceeded to buffet him.

Chaos

• N- great confusion, disorder
• Syn- anarchy
• Ant- order, regularity
• When the students were unaware of the biology test, it was chaos when they found out the morning of.

Commodius

• Adj- roomy, spacious
• Syn- comfortable
• ANT- Cramped
• The empty lunchroom was a lot more Commodious than normal.

Corrosive

• Adj- Eating away gradually, acidlike
• Syn- Caustic
• Ant- Bland, mild
• The acid proved to be corrosive on the mans skin as he was screaming in agony.

Discern

• V- to see clearly, recognize
• Syn- percieve
• Ant- overlook
• For it to be clear out is to be able to discern things you wouldnt see otherwise.

Extant

• Adj-still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
• Syn- surviving
• Ant- extinct
• Unlike dinosaurs, humans are still extant.

Implicate

• V. To involve in; to connect with or be related to
• Syn- incriminate
• Ant- Absolve
• The dean is meant to implicate disciplinary actions at a school.

Inter

• V- to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
• Ant- Unearth
• During the funeral the man was then inter into his grave.

Martinet

• N- a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
• Syn- Taskmaster
• Mr. Coppola is a martinet and reminds kids of that every time he hands out JUG.

Obviate

• V- to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
• Syn- forestall
• Hockey is a sport in which you must obviate both the play at hand and the next play before it happens.

Renegade

• N- one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
• Syn- turncoat
• Ant- loyalist, patriot
• renegades are often threats to the group that they left.

Reprehensible

• Adj.- deserving blame or punishment
• Syn- Culpable, odious
• Ant- commendable
• The way the boy acted was reprehensible, due to the fact that he was the one that started the commotion.

Somber

• Adj.- dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
• Syn- mournful, dismal
• ant- Bright, sunny
• Sunday's seem to be a lazy day, when people act somber and do not do much.

Squalid

• Adj.- filthy, wretched, debased
• Syn- Dingy, sordid
• Ant- neat, spruce
• The squalid weather conditions were so bad that they cancelled the graduation party.

Turbulent

• Adj.- disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
• Syn- tumultuous, unruly
• Ant- calm, placid
• The plane ride was rather turbulent, as the plane kept getting caught in different winds that shook it.

Vociferous

• Adj.- loud and noisy; compelling attention
• syn- Boisterous, noisy
• Ant- quiet, soft-spoken
• The baby's unending crying began to get vociferous after about five minutes.

Voluminous

• Adj.- of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
• Syn- Massive
• Ant- Scant
• No one good knock the voluminous player off of the puck, due to his strength and size.

Waive

• V.- to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer
• Syn- Decline, relinquish
• Ant- Claim, accept
• If a team is scored in within the first few minutes of a game, it can cause players to lose excitement and waive one their next couple of shifts.