Review list #20

1. abhor (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

2. 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

3. commodious (adj.) roomy, spacious

4.corrosive (adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

5. discern (v.) to see clearly, recognize

6. extant (adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

7. implicate (v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

8. inter (v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

9. martinet (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

10. obviate (v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

11. renegade (n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw

12.squalid (adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

13. turbulence (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

14. vociferous (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

15. waive (v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

 

List 17 (Review, Part I)
  1. multifarious (adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse
  1. omnivorous ( adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
  1. parsimonious (adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
  1. recalcitrant (adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
  1. revel (v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration
  1. stultify (v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
  1. suave (adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

11. animosity (n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility

12. apathy (n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

13. apprehensive (adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future

14. condolence (n.) an expression of sympathy

15. ingenuous (adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

16. compatible (adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

16. consecrate ( v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

17. obsolete (adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use

 

List #18 (Review part II)                  

1. holocaust (n) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering

2. impetus (n) a moving force, impulse, stimulus

3. jeopardy (n) danger

4. meticulous (adj) extremely careful; particular about details

5. nostalgia (n) a longing for something past; homesickness

6. quintessence (n) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example

7. retrogress (v) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition

8. scrutinize (v) to examine closely

    9. tepid (adj) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest

    10.

      impervious (adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

      11. adroit (a droit’) (adj.)  skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind.

      12. amicable (am’ e ke bel) (adj.)  peaceable, friendly.

      13. averse (e vers’) (adj.)  having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling.

      14. belligerent (be lij’ e rent) (adj.)  given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive

      15. benevolent (be nev’ e lent) (adj.)  kindly, charitable

      16. cursory (ker’ se ree) (adj.)  hasty, not thorough

      17. duplicity (du plis’ e tee) (n.)  treachery, deceitfulness

      18. extol (ek stole’) (v.)  to praise extravagantly

      19. feasible (fee’ ze bel) (adj.)  possible, able to be done

      20. grimace (grim’ es) (n.)  a wry face, facial distortion

       

      REVIEW LIST 19

      1. martinet (n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

      2.obviate (v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

      3.reprehensible (adj.) deserving blame or punishment

      4.somber (adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

      5.turbulent (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

      6.vociferous (adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

      7.voluminous (adj.) or great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length

      8.waive (v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

      9..abhor (v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

         10. 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

      11.chaos (n.) great confusion, disorder

      12.amend (v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better

      13.discern (v.) to see clearly, recognize

      14.implicate (v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

      15.inter (v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion