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Unit 7
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 7
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Language - English
10th Grade
12/15/2011

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abhor
(v)
Definition
to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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amend
(v)
Definition
to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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buffet
(v) (n)
Definition
(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
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chaos
(n)
Definition
great confusion, disorder
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commodious
(adj)
Definition
roomy, spacious
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corrosive
(adj)
Definition
eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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discern
(v)
Definition
to see clearly, recognize
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extant
(adj)
Definition
still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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implicate
(v)
Definition
to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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inter
(v)
Definition
to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
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martinet
(n)
Definition
a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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obviate
(v)
Definition
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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renegade
(n) (adj)
Definition
(n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw
(adj) traitorious; unconventional, unorthodox
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reprehensible
(adj)
Definition
deserving blame or punishment
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somber
(adj)
Definition
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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squalid
(adj)
Definition
filthy, writched, debased
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turbulent
(adj)
Definition
disorderly, riotorious, violent; stormy
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vociferous
(adj)
Definition
loud and noisy; compelling attention
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voluminous
(adj)
Definition
af great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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waive
(v)
Definition
to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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