English Vocab 7-9

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abhor

Back 1

to regard with horror or loathing, detest, depise

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amend

Back 2

to correct, improve, modify to change for the better, to change in a formal way

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buffet

Back 3

to batter, pummel, toss about, to strike repeatedly

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chaos

Back 4

great confusion, pandemonium

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commodious

Back 5

roomy, spacious, comfortable, ample

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corrosive

Back 6

eating away gradually, acid like

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discern

Back 7

to see clearly, recognize

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extant

Back 8

still existing, surviving

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implicate

Back 9

to involve in, to connect with or be related to

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inter

Back 10

to bury, commit to the earth

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martinet

Back 11

a stickler for the rules, taskmaster, slave driver

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obviate

Back 12

to anticipate and prevent, to remove, dispose of, ward off

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renegade

Back 13

a deserter, traitorous, defector, one who leaves a group

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reprehensible

Back 14

deserving blame or punishment, blameworthy

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somber

Back 15

dark, gloomy, dismal

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squalid

Back 16

filthy, wretched, dingy, foul, vile

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turbulent

Back 17

violent, stormy, disorderly

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vociferous

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loud and noisy, clamorous

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voluminous

Back 19

of great size, bulky, massive, numerous,

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waive

Back 20

defer, forgo, decline, give up voluntarily

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animosity

Back 21

strong dislike

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apathy

Back 22

a lack of feeling, disinterest

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apprehensive

Back 23

fearful or anxious, worried, nervous

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commend

Back 24

to praise, applaud, express approval

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compatible

Back 25

able to get along or work well together, in agreement, like-minded

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condolence

Back 26

sympathy, solace

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consecrate

Back 27

to make sacred, devote

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decrepit

Back 28

old and feeble, worn out, broken-down

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deride

Back 29

to ridicule, mock, jeer at

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ingenuous

Back 30

innocent, simple

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multifarious

Back 31

having great variety, varied

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obsolete

Back 32

out-of-date, no longer in use

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omnivorous

Back 33

all-devouring

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parsimonious

Back 34

stingy, cheap

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quandary

Back 35

a state of confusion

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recalcitrant

Back 36

resisting authority

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reprisal

Back 37

retaliation, revenge

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revel

Back 38

to take great pleasure in, relish

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stultify

Back 39

smother, cripple

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suave

Back 40

smooth, urbane

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allocate

Back 41

to set apart or designate for a special purpose, assign, distribute

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ardent

Back 42

very enthusiastic, intence

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assiduous

Back 43

persistent, attentive, diligent

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brash

Back 44

rash, prone to act in a hasty manner

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capricious

Back 45

subject to whims or passing fancies, impulsive

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chastise

Back 46

discipline

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copious

Back 47

abundent, a lot, wordy, ample

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deviate

Back 48

stay away from, to turn aside, diverge, veer

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emaciated

Back 49

unnaturally thin, gaunt, withered

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exult

Back 50

to rejoice greatly

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gnarled

Back 51

knotted, twisted

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indemnity

Back 52

a payment for damage or loss

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inkling

Back 53

a hint, a vague notion, clue

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limpid

Back 54

clear, transparent,

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omnipotent

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all-powerful, almighty

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palatable

Back 56

edible, suitable for consumption

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poignant

Back 57

deeply affecting, bittersweet

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rancor

Back 58

bitter resentment or ill-will

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sophomoric

Back 59

immature and overconfident

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spontaneous

Back 60

unplanned