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| Term | Definition |
| abhor | (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; 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; (n,) a slap, blow |
| chaos | (n.) great confusion, disorder |
| commodious | (adj.) roomy, spacious |
| corrosive | (adj.) eating away gradually, (adj.); bitterly sarcastic |
| discern | (v.) to see clearly, recognize |
| extant | (ad}.) 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 anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of |
| renegade | (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (ad}.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox |
| reprehensible | (ad}.) deserving blame or punishment |
| somber | (ad}.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit |
| squalid | (ad}.) filthy, wretched, debased |
| turbulent | (ad}.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy |
| vociferous | (ad}.) 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 put off temporarily, defer |
| animosity | (n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apathy | (n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| apprehensive | (adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| commend | (v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
| compatible | (adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
| condolence | (n.) an expression of sympathy |
| consecrate | (v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| decrepit | (adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
| deride | (v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| ingenuous | (adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
| multifarious | (adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| obsolete | (adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use |
| omnivorous | (adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes |
| parsimonious | (adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| quandary | (n.) a state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalcitrant | (adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| reprisal | (n.) an injury done in return for injury |
| revel | (v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration |
| stultify | (v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
| suave | (adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
| allocate | (v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
| ardent | (adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned |
| assiduous | (adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent |
| brash | (adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent |
| capricious | (adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies |
| chastise | (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely |
| copious | (adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose |
| deviate | (v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional |
| emaciated | (adj., part.) unnaturally thin |
| exult | (v.) to rejoice greatly |
| gnarled | (adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy |
| indemnity | (n.) a payment for damage or loss |
| inkling | (n.) a hint; a vague notion |
| limpid | (adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood |
| omnipotent | (adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority |
| palatable | (adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption |
| poignant | (adj.) deeply affecting, touching', keen or sharp in taste or smell |
| rancor | (n.) bitter resentment or ill-will |
| sophomoric | (adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited |
| spontaneous | (adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance |
