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(v.)To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
My dad _______ peanut butter very much |
Abhor
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(v.)to change in a formal way; to change for the better
Our government has ______ many freedoms |
Amend
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(.v)to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow
Football players are _______many times during the course of a game |
Buffet
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(n.)great confusion,disorder
The food fight in the cafeteria was utter ______ |
Chaos
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(n.)roomy, spacious
When im at my sisters apartment I dont feel very _______ |
Commodious
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(adj.)eating away gradually, acidlike;bitterly sarcastic
Battery acid is one of the most _______ substances |
Corrosive
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(v.)to see clearly, recognize
The geek squad is supposed to be able to _______ discern the difference between two materials in Best Buy |
Discern
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(adj.)still existing;not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
There arent many ______ from the Holocaust |
Extant
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(v.)to involve in, to connect with or be related to
You cannot _______ that he was the murderer |
Implicate
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(v.)to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
You cannot _____ people if they are still alive |
Inter
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(n.)a strict disciplinarian; a sticker for the rules
Many teachers can be described as _______ |
Martinet
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(v.)to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
Many killers cannot ______ the body very. |
Obviate
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(n.)one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
There were many ______ during the revolutionry war |
Renegade
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(adj.)deserving blame or punishment
The referees were _________ for our loss in the playoffs |
Reprehensible
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(adj.)dark,gloomy;depressed or melancholy in spirit
The clouds outside amke me very _______ |
Somber
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(adj.)filthy,wretched,debased
Jails are normally very _______ |
Squalid
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(adj.disorderly,riotous,violent; stormy
Many poor countries have _____ periods |
Turbulent
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(adj.)oud and noisy:compelling attention
Many crowds at football games sound _________ |
Vociferous
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(adj.)of great size;numerous;writing or speaking at great length
There were _______ amounts of people at the protest |
Voluminous
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(v.)to do without,give up voluntarily;to put off temporarily,defer
We cannot _____ our lives without our army |
Waive
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