Vocab 7

abhor

To regard with horror or loathing

I love technology when it works; when it doesn’t, I _______ it!

corrosive

• Eating away gradually, bitterly sarcastic

The ______ properties of her words were as toxic

as acid.

martinet

• Strict disciplinarian, stickler for the rules

The general was a ____ when it came to following

orders.

squalid

• Filthy, wretched

The streets of Berlin were ____ scenes of poverty and need.

amend

To change in a formal way, to change for the better

They had to ____ the plan several times before it was successful

discern

• To see clearly, to recognize

With the magnifying glass, he was able to ____ the fibers in the cloth.

obviate

• Anticipate and prevent, remove, dispose of

The janitor had to ____ the waste twice a day.

turbulent

• Disorderly, violent, stormy, riotous

The _____ waves caused everyone to become seasick.

chaos

Great confusion, disorder

The staff hurried to clean up the ____ in the office before the boss came back.

implicate

• To involve in, to connect or be related to

I don’t want to ____ you, but why do you have 100 rolls of toilet tissue in your car?

reprehensible

• Deserving blame or punishment

The thief’s behavior was _____; he stole both my money and my cat!

voluminous

• Of great size; numerous, at great length

I gave up the _____ monthly bills piled up and went electronic.

commodious

Roomy, spacious

Her new office was far more ____ than her former cubicle.

inter

To bury

Arlington Cemetery is where the United States will ____

the bodies of soldiers.

somber

• Dark, gloomy, depressed or sad in spirit

When he received the ____ news, he made plans

to be at the funeral.

waive

• To do without, give up

He signed the contract that would ___ his right to protest

the amount later.

extant

• Still existing, NOT destroyed or lost

As long as any part of the skeleton is found, DNA is

____ in the cells.

Buffet

To slap, strike repeatedly, a slap or blow

The meterologist expected the huricane to ____ the East Coast.

renegade

• An outlaw; a deserter, traitor

The ____ Ninja warrior left his clan and was hailed as evil

by those he left behind.

vociferous

• Loud, noisy, wanting attention

The ____ politician ranted on and on, the big turkey!