 |
Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
 |
|
Vocabulary Unit 7--Level E
|
| A | B |
|---|
| abhor | to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply (syn) detest, despise, abominate (ant) admire, cherish, respect, relish |
| amend | to change in a formal way; to change for the better (syn) modify, improve, correct |
| buffet | to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow (syn) batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about |
| chaos | great confusion, disorder (syn) anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium (ant) order, regularity, tranquility |
| commodious | roomy, spacious (syn) comfortable, ample, capacious (ant) cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient |
| corrosive | eating away gradually, acidlike, bitterly sarcastic (syn) caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful (ant) bland, mild, benign, amiable |
| discern | to see clearly, recognize (syn) perceive, detect, distinguish (ant) overlook |
| extant | still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost (syn) surviving, in existence (ant) extinct, defunct, vanished |
| implicate | to involve in; to connect with or be related to (syn) incriminate, entangle (ant) absolve, exculpate |
| inter | to bury; to consign to oblivion (ant) unearth, exhume |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules (syn) taskmaster, slave driver |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of (syn) preclude, forestall, ward off |
| renegade | one who leaves a group; a deserter; outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox (syn) turncoat, defector, heretic (ant) loyalist, patriot |
| reprehensible | deserving blame or punishment (syn) objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious (ant) commenable, blameless, meritorious |
| somber | dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit (syn) mournful, dismal (ant) bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty |
| squalid | filthy, wretched, debased (syn) dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject (ant) neat, spruce, exalted, lofty |
| turbulent | disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy (syn) tumultuous, unruly, agitated (ant) calm, placid, tranquil, still |
| vociferous | loud and noisy; compelling attention (syn) clamorous, uproarious, blustering (ant) quiet, soft spoken, muted, subdued |
| voluminous | of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length (syn) bulky, massive, copious, plentiful (ant) scant, meager, brief, succinct |
| waive | to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer (syn) decline, relinquish, forgo (ant) claim, accept |
|
|
| |
