vocab unit 7 crossword puzzle

to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply. S: detest, despise, abominate; A: admire, cherish, respect, relish.
to change in a formal way; to change for the better. S: modify, improve, correct.
to slap or cutt; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; a slap, blow. S: sock, thump, pummel, toss about.
great confusion, disorder. S: anarchy, turmoil; A: order, regularity, tranquillity.
roomy, spacious. S: comfortable, ample, capacious; A: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient.
eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic. S: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful; A: bland, mild, benign, amiable.
to see clearly, recognize. S: perceive, detect, distinguish; A: overlook.
still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost. S: surviving, in existence; A: extinct, vanished.
to involve in; to connect with or be related to. S: incriminate, entangle; A: absolve, exculpate.
to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion. A: unearth, exhume.
a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules. S: taskmaster, slave driver.
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of. S: preclude, forestall, ward off.
one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox. S: turncoat, heretic; A: loyalist, patriot.
deserving blame or punishment. S: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious; A: commendable, blameless, meritorious.
dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit. S: mournful, dismal; A: bright, sunny, lighthearted, jaunty.
filthy, wretched, debased. S: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject; A: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty.
disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy. S: tumultuous, unruly, agitated; A: calm, placid, tranquil, still.
loud and noisy; compelling attention. S: clamorous, uproarious, blustering; A: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued.
of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length. S: bulky, massive, plentiful; A: scant, meager.
to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer. S: decline, relinquish, forgo; A: claim, accept.