English Ii Vocabulary Unit 7

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Abhor

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(v) to hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong

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Amend

Back 2

(v) to correct or make small changes to something that is written or spoken

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Buffet

Back 3

(n) a slap or blow (v) hit with a lot of force

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Chaos

Back 4

(n) a situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order

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Commodious

Back 5

(adj) a house or room that is very big

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Corrosive

Back 6

(adj) gradually making something weaker, and possibly destroying it

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Discern

Back 7

(v) to notice or understand something by thinking about it carefully

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Extant

Back 8

(adj) still existing in spite of being very old

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Implicate

Back 9

(v) to show or suggest that someone is involved in something

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Inter

Back 10

(v) to bury a dead person

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Martinet

Back 11

(n) someone who is very strict and makes people obey rules exactly

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Obviate

Back 12

(v) to prevent or avoid a problem or the need to do something

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Renegade

Back 13

(n) someone who leaves one side in a war, politics etc in order to join the opposing side - used to show disapproval (adj) unconventional, outside of

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Reprehensible

Back 14

(adj) very bad and deserves criticism

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Somber

Back 15

(adj) sad and serious

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Squalid

Back 16

(adj) very dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money

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Turbulent

Back 17

(adj) involving a lot of sudden changes

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Vociferous

Back 18

(adj) expressing your opinions loudly and strongly

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Voluminous

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(adj) very long and contains a lot of detail; very large and can hold a lot of things

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Waive

Back 20

(v) to state officially that a right, rule etc. can be ignored