Unit 7
Vocabulary unit 7
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ABHOR
- V
- To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
- Synonym: Despise
- Antonym: respect
- Most Bills fans abhor Tom Brady.
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AMEND
- V
- To change in a formal way; to change for the better.
- Synonym: modify
- The law needed to be amended because it was unjust.
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BUFFET
- V
- To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows ; to force one's way with difficulty
- N
- A slap, blow
- Synonym: sock, thump
- John buffeted his brother for calling him a wuss.
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CHAOS
- N
- Great confusion, disorder
- Synonym: anarchy
- Antonym: order
- The chaos is the cafeteria was only stopped when the dean started giving out JUG.
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COMMODIOUS
- Adj.
- Roomy, spacious
- Synonym: comfortable
- Antonym: cramped
- The living room was very commodious and could fit many people comfortably.
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CORROSIVE
- Adj.
- Eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
- Synonym: caustic
- Antonym: bland, mild
- Acid rain can be vary corrosive and sometimes wear away at surfaces.
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DISCERN
- V
- To see clearly, recognize
- Synonym: distinguish
- Antonym: overlook
- Discerning the truth isn't always easy and that's why they invented the polygraph test.
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EXTANT
- Adj.
- Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
- Synonym: surviving
- Antonym: extinct
- The extant bug survived through the Big Bang while other species died off.
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IMPLICATE
- V
- To involve in; to connect with or be related to
- Synonym: entangle
- Antonym: absolve
- He was implicated with the rowing club because he signed up and his name was on the list.
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INTER
- V
- To bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
- Antonym: unearth
- The bone that inters the ground was dug up by the dog.
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MARTINET
- N
- A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
- Synonym: taskmaster, slave driver
- The martinet whipped the slave for working too slow.
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OBVIATE
- V
- To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
- Synonym: preclude
- The man saw what was coming and obviates the accident by slowing down.
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RENEGADE
- N
- One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw
- Adj.
- Traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
- Synonym: heretic
- Antonym: loyalist
- The man who deserted the army was know as a traitor and renegade.
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REPREHENSIBLE
- Adj.
- Deserving blame or punishment
- Synonym: blameworthy
- Antonym: blameless
- The reprehensible man always got in trouble for things and way easily blamed.
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SOMBER
- Adj.
- Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
- Synonym: mournful
- Antonym: jaunty
- The somber night made everyone depressed and down about themselves.
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SQUALID
- Adj.
- Filthy, wretched, debased
- Synonym: vile
- Antonym: neat
- Squalid people usually live in the slums and don't have jobs.
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TURBULENT
- Adj.
- Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
- Synonym: unruly
- Antonym: calm
- The turbulent riot cause the police force to call in many units of backup.
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VOCIFEROUS
- Adj.
- Loud and noisy; compelling attention
- Synonym: clamorous
- Antonym: quiet
- The vociferous school boys caused the teacher to yell at them because they were supposed to be reading.
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VOLUMINOUS
- Adj.
- Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
- Synonym: massive
- Antonym: scant
- The voluminous speech took many hours to write and read.
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