1. Mrs. Williams English 10 / 10 B
Unit 7 Vocabulary
Mrs. Williams
English 10 / 10 B

2. abhor (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
Syn.: detest, despise, abominate
Ant.: admire, cherish, respect, relish
EX-
A pacifist is someone who abhors violence in all of its forms.

3. amend (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
Syn.: modify, improve, correct, alter
EX-
If you are not doing well in a particular subject, you may want to amend your way of studying it.

4. 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
Synonyms: (v.) sock, thump, pummel, toss about
EX-
(v.) Blinding snowstorms buffet the barren landmass of Antarctica for months on end.
(n.) Few figures in history or literature are as severely tested by fortune’s buffets as Job in the Old Testament.

5. chaos (n.) great confusion; disorder
Syn.: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
Ant.: order, regularity, tranquility
EX-
A great many people lost their fortunes and even their lives in the chaos brought on by the French Revolution.

6. commodious (adj.) roomy, spacious
Syn.: comfortable, ample, capacious, vast
Ant.: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient, confined
EX-
No one would expect a tiny studio apartment to have particularly commodious closets.

7. discern (v.) to see clearly, recognize
Syn.: perceive, detect, distinguish, notice
Ant.: overlook
EX-
It is a jury’s job to discern the truth by carefully evaluating all the evidence presented at trial.

8. implicate (v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
Syn.: incriminate, entangle
Ant.: absolve, exculpate
EX-
The suspects never stood trial because there was no solid evidence to implicate them in the daring series of robberies.

9. renegade (n. ) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj
renegade (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
Syn.: (n.) turncoat, defector, heretic
Ant.: (n.) loyalist, patriot
EX-
Many a writer has been labeled a renegade for refusing to conform to society’s conventions.
Renegade senators from the President’s own party joined the opposition to defeat the bill.

10. reprehensible (adj.) deserving blame or punishment
Syn.: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
Ant.: commendable, blameless, meritorious
EX-
Stalin eliminated many potential rivals by accusing them of all sorts of reprehensible acts that they did not commit.

11. somber (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
Syn.: mournful, dismal, solemn
Ant.: bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty
EX-
The atmosphere in the locker room of the losing team could best be described as somber.

12. squalid (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
Syn.: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
Ant.: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty
EX-
Many laws prohibit the types of squalid working conditions found in sweatshops.

13. turbulent (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
Syn.: tumultuous, unruly, agitated
Ant.: calm, placid, tranquil, still
EX-
Letters and diary entries may reveal a person’s lifelong struggle to gain some control over turbulent emotions.

14. vociferous (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
Synonyms: clamorous, uproarious, blustering
Antonyms: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued
EX-
Relief agencies regularly make vociferous appeals for aid for victims of war, terrorism, and natural disasters.

15. voluminous (adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
Syn.: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful
Ant.: scant, meager, brief, succinct
EX-
The task of summarizing the voluminous reports issued by government agencies may fall to members of a legislator’s staff.

16. waive (v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
Syn.: decline, relinquish, forgo
Ant.: claim, accept
EX-
The senator agreed to waive opposition to the proposed bill if some of its more controversial provisions were substantially modified.