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Vocabulary
Unit 7
20
Language - English
Not Applicable
01/19/2005

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abhor
Definition
v. to hate deeply
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amend
Definition
v. to change for the better
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buffer
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v. to slap or cuff, to strike repeatedly
n. a slap, blow
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chaos
Definition
great confusion, disorder
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commodious
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adj. roomy, spacious
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corrosive
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adj. eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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discern
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v. to see clearly, recognize
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extant
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adj. still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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implicate
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to involve in; to be related to
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inter
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v. to bury; to consign with obligation
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martinet
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n. a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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obviate
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v. to anticipate & prevent; to remove, dispose of
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renegade
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n. one who leaves a group;
adj. traitorous; unconvential, unorthodox
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reprehensible
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adj. deserving blame or punishment
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somber
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adj. dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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squalid
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adj. filthy, wretched, debased
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turbulent
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adj. disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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vociferous
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adj. loud and noisy; compelling attention
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voluminous
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adj. of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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waive
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v. to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
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