Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
abhor
|
(v.) to regard with horror or laothing, to hate deeply
|
|
amend
|
(v.) to change in a formal way, to change for the better
|
|
buffet
|
(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty
|
|
chaos
|
(n.) great confusion, disorder
|
|
commodious
|
(adj.) roomy, spacious
|
|
corrosive
|
(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic
|
|
discern
|
(v.) to see clearly, to recognize
|
|
extant
|
(adj.)still existing, not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
|
|
implicate
|
(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
|
|
inter
|
(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
|
|
martinet
|
(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
|
|
obviate
|
(v.) to anticpate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
|
|
renegade
|
(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter; outlaw, (adj.) traitrous, unconventional, unorthodox
|
|
reprehensible
|
(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
|
|
somber
|
(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
|
|
squalid
|
(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
|
|
turbulent
|
(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy
|
|
vociferous
|
(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
|
|
voluminous
|
(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
|
|
waive
|
(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to ut off temporarily, defer
|