English Vocabulary E7

20 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Abhor
(v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
Amend
(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; 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; 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, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit