Vocabulary+List+7


 * buffet, chaos, corrosive, discern, implicate, obviate, renegade, vociferous, voluminous, waive, abhor, amend, commodious, extant, inter, martinet, reprehensible, somber, squalid, turbulent**

Most children grow up //abhorring// broccoli, spinach, and other leafy greens.
 * abhor-** (v.) to detest


 * amend-** (v.) to alter or change in a formal way; to correct

After their long fight, the great Shuguru decided to try to __**amend**__ her relationship with Bennett, who had been sleeping in class.

(n.) a slap In __Things Fall Apart__, Okonkwo sometimes decides the only thing to do is //buffet// his wife and children.
 * buffet-** (v.) to strike

When Brad Pitt stepped into Natick High School, the //chaos// that ensued among teachers and students alike was monumental.
 * chaos-** (n.) disorder, confusion


 * commodious-** (adj.) roomy, spacious

Jacob's //commodious// new house was a mansion in comparison to his former, confined apartment.

Severus Snape's //corrosive// personality and mean-spirited attitude earned him a bad name amongst students and teachers alike at Hogwarts.
 * corrosive**-(adj.) acid-like; bitterly sarcastic

It was difficult to discern who was the real cookie thief, for everyone was denying the crime.
 * discern**-(v.) to determine

I find it amazing the the human race is still extant, with all the harm we do to the planet.
 * extant**-(adj.) still in existence


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


 * inter**- (v.) to bury


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

Aundrea's science teacher was such a //martinet//; he yelled and gave her a detention for forgetting to bring her homework to class.


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


 * renegade**- (n.) one who leaves a group; rebel; deserter; outlaw


 * reprehensible**- (adj.) deserving blame or punishment

Mandy complained to her friends when her parents grounded her, but if you ask her mother, she will say that Mandy's behavior had been //reprehensible//.

As we looked into the old house, we could see nothing but the //somber// interior that defied the sunny day outside.
 * somber**- (adj.) dark, gloomy


 * squalid**-(adj.) filthy, wretched


 * turbulent**- (adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent


 * vociferous**- (adj.) loud and noisy

Naomi's //voluminous// backpack could hold all her notebooks and binders, plus a laptop computer!
 * voluminous**- (adj.) of great size, numerous; writing or speaking at length


 * waive**- (v.) to do without or give up voluntarily; defer