Unit 7 Vocabulary Academic English 10
abhor (v) to look at with hate, to loathe
amend (v) to change in a formal way; to change for the better -”mend”
buffet (v) to slap; to strike repeatedly; to force your way with difficulty (n) a slap, blow -you have to be “buff” to slap??
chaos (n) confusion, disorder
commodious (a) roomy, spacious -”come” on in; there’s plenty of space
Complete Sentences on pages #7, 16, 18, 19 and 20 Remember to focus your understanding on the word’s usage in a sentence Continue to use the skip one and the anything in the blank strategies
corrosive (a) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic -will “corrode”
discern (v) to see clearly, recognize
extant (extent) (a) still existing; not destroyed or lost -(ex)isting
implicate (v) to involve in; to connect with or be related to -”imply” that someone is involved
inter (v) to bury -”in” the ground
Complete Sentences on pages #5, 11, 12, 14 and 15 Remember to focus your understanding on the word’s usage in a sentence Continue to use the skip one and the anything in the blank strategies
martinet (n) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules -trying to catch people doing something with a net??
obviate (v) to see something coming and try to prevent it -obviously coming and obviously bad
renegade (n) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw (a) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox
reprehensible (a) deserving blame or punishment -should be “reprehended”
somber (a) dark, gloomy; depressed -s->sad
Complete Sentences on pages #1, 3, 6, 9 and 13 Remember to focus your understanding on the word’s usage in a sentence Continue to use the skip one and the anything in the blank strategies
squalid (a) filthy, foul, yucky -might make you “squeal” with disgust
turbulent (a) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy -might “tear” stuff up -think “turbulence” on a flight
Vociferous (vo-sif-er-ous) (a) loud and noisy; attention- getting -think “voice”
voluminous (vol-oom-in-is) (a) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking in great length -lots of “volume”
waive (v)to do without, give up voluntarily -”wave” goodbye to it
Complete Sentences on pages #2, 4, 8, 10 and 17 Remember to focus your understanding on the word’s usage in a sentence Continue to use the skip one and the anything in the blank strategies