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abhor
to regard with extreme repugnance
amend
1: to put right; especially : to make emendations in (as a text)
2 a: to change or modify for the better : improve <amend the situation> b: to alter especially in phraseology; especially : to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition <amend a constitution>
intransitive verb
buffet
1 : a blow especially with the hand
2 : something that strikes with telling force

3 : an "all you can eat restaurant"
chaos
1obsolete : chasm abyss
2 aoften capitalized : a state of things in which chance is supreme; especially : the confused unorganized state of primordial matter before the creation of distinct forms — compare cosmos b: the inherent unpredictability in the behavior of a complex natural system (as the atmosphere, boiling water, or the beating heart)
3 a: a state of utter confusion <the blackout caused chaos throughout the city> b: a confused mass or mixture <a chaos of television antennas>
commodious
Pronunciation: \kə-ˈmō-dē-əs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, fertile, useful, modification of Medieval Latin commodosus, from Latin commodum convenience, from neuter of commodus
Date: 15th century
1: comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy <a commodious closet>
2archaic : handy serviceable
synonyms see spacious
— com·mo·di·ous·ly adverb
— com·mo·di·ous·ness noun
corrosive
1 : tending or having the power to corrode <corrosive acids> <corrosive action> <the corrosive effects of alcoholism>
2 : bitingly sarcastic <corrosive satire>
— corrosive noun
— cor·ro·sive·ly adverb
— cor·ro·sive·ness noun
discern
1 a: to detect with the eyes <discerned a figure approaching through the fog> b: to detect with senses other than vision <discerned a strange odor>
2: to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate <discern right from wrong>
3: to come to know or recognize mentally <unable to discern his motives>
intransitive verb
: to see or understand the difference
extant
1archaic : standing out or above
2 a: currently or actually existing <the most charming writer extant — G. W. Johnson> b: still existing: not destroyed or lost <extant manuscripts>


Hint:


Unlike the dinosaurs (which are almost as old as he is), Mr. Moulder is still extant.
implicate
1: to involve as a consequence, corollary, or natural inference : imply
2archaic : to fold or twist together : entwine
3 a: to bring into intimate or incriminating connection <evidence that implicates him in the bombing> b: to involve in the nature or operation of something
inter
to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb

(MR. Moulder is not dead, so you can't inter him)
martinet
1 : a strict disciplinarian
2 : a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods
obviate
: to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)
renegade
1 : a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
2 : an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior
reprehensible
: worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
somber
1: so shaded as to be dark and gloomy
2 a: of a serious mien : grave <somber dignitaries> b: of a dismal or depressing character : melancholy c: conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas
3: of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored
squalid
1 : marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
2 : sordid
turbulent
1: causing unrest, violence, or disturbance <a set of mischievous, turbulent rebels — Anne Brönte>
2 a: characterized by agitation or tumult : tempestuous <a turbulent marriage> b: exhibiting physical turbulence <turbulent air>
vociferous
: marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
voluminious
1: consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions : winding
2 a: having or marked by great volume or bulk : large <long voluminous tresses>; also : full <a voluminous skirt> b: numerous <trying to keep track of voluminous slips of paper>
3 a: filling or capable of filling a large volume or several volumes <a voluminous literature on the subject> b: writing or speaking much or at great length <a voluminous correspondent>