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abhor |
(v). to regard with horror or loathing, to hate deeply A pacifist is someone who abhors violence in all its forms |
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amend |
(v). To change in a formal way; to change for the better If you are not doing well in a particular subject, you may want to amend your way of studying it. |
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buffet |
(v). to slap or cuff Blinding snowstorms buffet the barren landmass of Antartica for months on end |
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chaos |
(n) Great confusion, disorder A great many people lost their fortunes and even their lives in the chaos brought on by the French Revolution |
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commodious |
(adj) roomy, spacious No one would expect a tiny studio apartment to have particularly commodious closets |
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corrosive |
(adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic Sulfuric acid is one of the most corrosive substances known to chemistry |
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discern |
(v) to see clearly, recognize It is a jury's job to discern the truth by carefully evaluating all the evidence presented at that trial. |
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extant |
(adj) still existing, surviving The paintings of animals and human hands in Spain's Altamira caves are among the oldest extant specimens of Stone Age art. |
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implicate |
(v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to The suspects never stood trial because there was no solid evidence to implicate them in the daring series of robberies |
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inter |
(v) to bury, commit to the earth, to consign to oblivion Jewels and other objects once interred with Egypt's pharaohs can now be seen in numerous museums all over the world. |
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martinet |
(n) a strict disciplinarian, a stickler for the rules When it came to drilling troops, the Revolutionary War general Baron Friedrich von Steuben was something of a martinet |
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obviate |
(v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove Vaccinations can do much to obviate the dangers of childhood illnesses. |
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renegade |
(n) one who leaves a group, outlaw Many a writer has been labeled a renegade for refusing to conform to society's conventions |
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reprehensible |
(adj) deserving blame or punishment Stalin eliminated many potential rivals by accusing them of all sorts of reprehensible acts that they did not commit |
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somber |
(adj) dark, gloomy, depressed The atmosphere in the locker room of the losing team could be best described as somber |
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squalid |
(adj) filthy, wretched, debased Many laws prohibit the types of squalid working conditions found in sweatshops |
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turbulent |
(adj) disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy Letters and diary entries may reveal a person's lifelong struggle to gain some control over turbulent emotions |
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vociferous |
(adj) loud and noisy Relief agencies regularly make vociferous appeals for aid for victims of war, terrorism, and natural disasters |
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voluminous |
(adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length The task of summarizing the voluminous reports issued by the government agencies may fall to members of a legislator's staff |
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wiave |
(v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily; defer The senator agreed to waive opposition to the proposed bill if some of its more controversial provisions were substantially modified |
