| Term | Definition |
|---|
| austere | severe or stern in manner; plain, simple, without adornment or luxury; harsh or sour in flavor |
| beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
| cadaverous | resembling a corpse, pale, gaunt |
| concoct | to invent, devise, fabricate; to prepare by combining ingredients (as a dish) |
| crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| debase | to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade; to cause to deteriorate |
| desecrate | to treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
| disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| grandiose | grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur |
| inconsequential | unimportant, trifling |
| infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation |
| mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
| pillage | to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting |
| prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| punctilious | very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| restitution | the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage |
| stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter |
| vulnerable | open to attack; unprotected |
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