Vocabulary E - Units 7-9

Front 1

abhor

Back 1

to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply.

Front 2

amend

Back 2

to change in a formal way; to change for the better.

Front 3

buffet

Back 3

(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow.

Front 4

chaos

Back 4

great confusion; disorder.

Front 5

commodious

Back 5

roomy, spacious.

Front 6

corrosive

Back 6

eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic.

Front 7

discern

Back 7

to see clearly; recognize.

Front 8

extant

Back 8

still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost.

Front 9

implicate

Back 9

to involve in; to connect with or be related to.

Front 10

inter

Back 10

to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion.

Front 11

martinet

Back 11

a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules.

Front 12

obviate

Back 12

to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of.

Front 13

renegade

Back 13

(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox.

Front 14

reprehensible

Back 14

deserving blame or punishment.

Front 15

somber

Back 15

dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit.

Front 16

squalid

Back 16

filthy, wretched, debased.

Front 17

turbulent

Back 17

disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy.

Front 18

vociferous

Back 18

loud and noisy; compelling attention.

Front 19

voluminous

Back 19

of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length.

Front 20

waive

Back 20

to do without; give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer.

Front 21

animosity

Back 21

strong dislike; bitter hostility.

Front 22

apathy

Back 22

a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest.

Front 23

apprehensive

Back 23

fearful or anxious, especially about the future.

Front 24

commend

Back 24

to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of.

Front 25

compatible

Back 25

able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system.

Front 26

condolence

Back 26

an expression of sympathy.

Front 27

consecrate

Back 27

to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special pupose.

Front 28

decrepit

Back 28

old and feeble; worn-out, ruined.

Front 29

deride

Back 29

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt.

Front 30

ingenuous

Back 30

innocent, simple; frank, sincere.

Front 31

multifarious

Back 31

having great variety; numerous and diverse.

Front 32

obsolete

Back 32

out-of-date, no longer in use.

Front 33

omnivorous

Back 33

eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes.

Front 34

parsimonious

Back 34

stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small.

Front 35

quandary

Back 35

a state of perplexity or doubt.

Front 36

recalcitrant

Back 36

stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority.

Front 37

reprisal

Back 37

an injury done in return for injury (revenge).

Front 38

revel

Back 38

(v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration.

Front 39

stultify

Back 39

to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on.

Front 40

suave

Back 40

smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses.

Front 41

allocate

Back 41

to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute.

Front 42

ardent

Back 42

very enthusiastic, impassioned.

Front 43

assiduous

Back 43

persistent, attentive, diligent

Front 44

brash

Back 44

prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent.

Front 45

capricious

Back 45

subject to whims or passing fancies.

Front 46

chastise

Back 46

to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely.

Front 47

copious

Back 47

abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose.

Front 48

deviate

Back 48

(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional.

Front 49

emaciated

Back 49

unnaturally thin.

Front 50

exult

Back 50

to rejoice greatly (revel).

Front 51

gnarled

Back 51

knotted, twisted, lumpy.

Front 52

indemnity

Back 52

a payment for damage or loss.

Front 53

inkling

Back 53

a hint; a vague notion.

Front 54

limpid

Back 54

clear, transparent; readily understood.

Front 55

omnipotent

Back 55

almighty, having unlimited power or authority.

Front 56

palatable

Back 56

agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption.

Front 57

poignant

Back 57

deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.

Front 58

rancor

Back 58

bitter resentment or ill-will.

Front 59

sophomoric

Back 59

immature and overconfident; conceited.

Front 60

spontaneous

Back 60

arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance.