Vocabulary Flashcards

• These are vocabulary flashcards and their definitions.

Abhor

• To abhor is to regard something with disgust and hatred.

Amend

• To amend is to change something for the better or improve it.

Buffet

• To buffet means to slap or cuff, strike repeatedly, or force one's way with difficulty

Chaos

• Chaos is great confusion or disorder.

Commodious

• Commodious means roomy or spacious.

Corrosive

• Corrosive describes something that eats away gradually, is acid-like, or bitterly sarcastic.

Discern

• To discern means to see clearly or recognize something.

Extant

• Extant means still existing, not exterminated, destroyed, or lost.

Implicate

• To implicate means to involve in, connect with, or be related to something.

Inter

• To inter means to bury or commit to the earth.

Martinet

• A martinet is a strict disciplinarian or a stickler for rules.

Obviate

• To obviate means to anticipate and prevent, remove, or dispose of something.

Renegade

• A renegade is one who leaves a group, a deserter, or an outlaw.

Reprehensible

• Reprehensible describes something deserving blame or punishment.

Somber

• Somber means dark, gloomy, or depressed in spirit.

Squalid

• Squalid means filthy or wretched.

Turbulent

• Turbulent means disorderly, riotous, violent, or stormy.

Vociferous

• Vociferous means loud and noisy, compelling attention.

Voluminous

• Voluminous means of great size, numerous, or writing/speaking at great length.

Waive

• To waive means to do without, give up voluntarily, or put off temporarily.

Animosity

• Animosity is strong dislike or bitter hostility.

Apathy

• Apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest.

Apprehensive

• Apprehensive means fearful or anxious, especially about the future.

Commend

• To commend means to praise, express approval, present as worthy of attention, or commit to the care of.

Compatible

• Compatible means able to get along/work well together or capable of use with another model/system.

Condolence

• Condolence is an expression of sympathy.

Decrepit

• Decrepit means old and feeble, worn-out, or ruined.

Deride

• To deride means to ridicule or laugh at with contempt.

Multifarious

• Multifarious means having great variety, numerous and diverse.

Obsolete

• Obsolete means out-of-date or no longer in use.

Omnivorous

• Omnivorous means eating every kind of food, eagerly taking in everything, or having a wide variety of tastes.

Parsimonious

• Parsimonious means stingy, miserly, meager, poor, or small.

Quandary

• A quandary is a state of perplexity or doubt.

Recalcitrant

• Recalcitrant means stubbornly disobedient or resisting authority.

Reprisal

• Reprisal is an injury done in return for injury.

Revel

• To revel is to take great pleasure in something, or it can refer to a wild celebration.

Stultify

• To stultify means to make something worthless or useless.

Suave

• Suave means smoothly agreeable or polite, or pleasing to the senses.

Allocate

• To allocate means to set apart or designate for a special purpose, or to distribute.

Ardent

• Ardent means very enthusiastic or impassioned.