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Unit 7 Vocabulary

Unit 7 Vocabulary. Academic English 10. ab hor. (v) to look at with hate, to loathe. a mend. (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better -”mend”. buff et. (v) t o slap; to strike repeatedly; to force your way with difficulty (n) a slap, blow -you have to be “buff” to slap??.

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Unit 7 Vocabulary

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  1. Unit 7 Vocabulary Academic English 10

  2. abhor • (v) to look at with hate, to loathe

  3. amend • (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better -”mend”

  4. buffet • (v) to slap; to strike repeatedly; to force your way with difficulty • (n) a slap, blow -you have to be “buff” to slap??

  5. chaos • (n) confusion, disorder

  6. commodious • (a) roomy, spacious -”come” on in; there’s plenty of space

  7. Complete Sentences on pages 95-96 #7, 16, 18, 19 and 20 • Remember to focus your understanding on the word’s usage in a sentence • Continue to use the skip one and the anything in the blank strategies

  8. corrosive • (a) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic -will “corrode”

  9. discern • (v) to see clearly, recognize

  10. extant (extent) • (a) still existing; not destroyed or lost -(ex)isting

  11. implicate • (v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to -”imply” that someone is involved

  12. inter • (v) to bury -”in” the ground

  13. Complete Sentences on pages 95-96 #5, 11, 12, 14 and 15 • Remember to focus your understanding on the word’s usage in a sentence • Continue to use the skip one and the anything in the blank strategies

  14. martinet • (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules -trying to catch people doing something with a net??

  15. obviate • (v) to see something coming and try to prevent it -obviously coming and obviously bad

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

  17. reprehensible • (a) deserving blame or punishment -should be “reprehended”

  18. somber • (a) dark, gloomy; depressed -s->sad

  19. Complete Sentences on pages 95-96 #1, 3, 6, 9 and 13 • Remember to focus your understanding on the word’s usage in a sentence • Continue to use the skip one and the anything in the blank strategies

  20. squalid • (a) filthy, foul, yucky -might make you “squeal” with disgust

  21. turbulent • (a) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy -might “tear” stuff up -think “turbulence” on a flight

  22. Vociferous (vo-sif-er-ous) • (a) loud and noisy; attention-getting -think “voice”

  23. voluminous (vol-oom-in-is) • (a) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking in great length -lots of “volume”

  24. waive • (v)to do without, give up voluntarily -”wave” goodbye to it

  25. Complete Sentences on pages 95-96 #2, 4, 8, 10 and 17 • Remember to focus your understanding on the word’s usage in a sentence • Continue to use the skip one and the anything in the blank strategies

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