Abhor'

(v.)

To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

SYNONYMS: Detest, despise, abominate

ANTONYMS: Admire, cherish, respect, relish

Amend'

(v.)

To change in a formal way; to change for the better

SYNONYMS: modify, improve, correct

Buff'et

(v.,n.)

(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

SYNONYMS: (v.) Batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about

Cha'os

(n.)

Great confusion, disorder

SYNONYMS: Anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium

ANTONYMS: Order, regularity, tranquillity

Commo'dious

(adj.)

Roomy, spacious

SYNONYMS: Comfortable, ample, capacious

ANTONYMS: Cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

Corro'sive

(adj.)

Eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

SYNONYMS: Caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful

ANTONYMS: Bland, mild, benign, amiable

Discern'

(v.)

To see clearly, recognize

SYNONYMS: Perceive, detect, distinguish

ANTONYMS: Overlook

Ex'tant

(adj.)

Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

SYNONYMS: Surviving, in existence

ANTONYMS: Extinct, defunct, vanished

Im'plicate

(v.)

To involve in; to connect with or be related to

SYNONYMS: Incriminate, entangle

ANTONYMS: Absolve, exculpate

Inter'

(v.)

To bury, commit to earth; to consign to oblivion

ANTONYMS: Unearth, exhume

Martinet'

(n.)

A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

SYNONYMS: taskmaster, slave driver

Ob'viate

(v.)

To anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

SYNONYMS: Preclude, forestall, ward off

Ren'egade

(n.,adj.)

(n.) One who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj) Traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

SYNONYMS: (n.) Turncoat, defector, heretic

ANTONYMS: (n.) Loyalist, patriot

Reprehen'sible

(adj.)

Deserving blame or punishment

SYNONYMS: Objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious

ANTONYMS: Commendable, blameless, meritorious

Som'ber

(adj.)

Dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

SYNONYMS: Mournful, dismal

ANTONYMS: Bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty

Squal'id

(adj.)

Filthy, wretched, debased

SYNONYMS: Dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject

ANTONYMS: Neat, spruce, exalted, lofty

Tur'bulent

(adj.)

Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

SYNONYMS: Tumultuous, unruly, agitated

ANTONYMS: Calm, placid, tranquil, still

Vocif'erous

(adj.)

Loud and noisy; compelling attention

SYNONYMS: Clamorous, uproarious, blustering 

ANTONYMS: Quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued

Volu'minous

(adj.)

Of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

SYNONYMS: Bulky, massive, copious, plentiful

ANTONYMS: Scant, meager, brief, succinct

Waive

(v.)

To do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

SYNONYMS: Decline, relinquish, forgo

ANTONYMS: Claim, accept