Unit 7 Vocabulary

Unit 7 Vocabulary 11th Grade English Level E

Abhor • (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

Ammend • (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better

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

Chaos • (n.) great confusion, disorder

Commodious • (adj.) roomy, spacious

Corrosive • (adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

Discern • (v.) to see clearly, recognize

Extant • (adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

Implicate • (v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

Inter (v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

Martinet (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Obviate • (v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

Renegade • (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

Reprehensible • (adj.) deserving blame or punishment

Somber (adj.) dark, gloom; depressed or melancholy in spirit

Squalid • (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

Turbulent • (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Vociferous • (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

Voluminous • (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

Waive • (v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer