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| abhor | (v) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply (syn) detest, despise, abominate (ant) admire, cherish, respect, relish |
| amend | (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better (syn) modify, improve, correct |
| buffet | (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 (syn) (v) batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about |
| chaos | (n) great confusion, disorder (syn) anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium (ant) order, regularity, tranquillity |
| commodious | (adj) roomy, spacious (syn) comfortable, ample, capacious (ant) cramped, claustrophobic insufficient |
| corrosive | (adj) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic (syn) caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful (ant) bland, mild, benign, amiable |
| discern | (v) to see clearly, recognize (syn) perceive, detect, distinguish (ant) overlook |
| extant | (adj) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost (syn) surviving, in existence (ant) extinct, defunct, vanished |
| implicate | (v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to (syn) incriminate, entangle (ant) absolve, exculpate |
| inter | (v) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion (ant) unearth, exhume |
| martinet | (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules (syn) taskmaster, slave driver |
| obviate | (v) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of (syn) preclude, forestall, ward off |
| renegade | (n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox (syn) (n) turncoat, defector, heretic (ant) (n) loyalist, patriot |
| reprehensible | (adj) deserving blame or punishment (syn) objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious (ant) commendable, blameless, meritorious |
| somber | (adj) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit (syn) mournful, dismal (ant) bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty |
| squalid | (adj) filthy, wretched, debased (syn) dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject (ant) neat, spruce, exalted, lofty |
| turbulent | (adj) disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy (syn) tumultuous, unruly, agitated (ant) calm, placid, tranquil, still |
| vociferous | (adj) loud and noisy; compelling attention (syn) clamorous, uproarious, blustering (ant) quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued |
| voluminous | (adj) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length (syn) bluky, massive, copious, plentiful (ant) scant, meager, brief, succinct |
| waive | (v) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer (syn) decline, relinquish, forgo (ant) claim, accept |
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