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Unit 7 Vocab

Terms in this set (20)

Austere
(adj.) Severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor.

Synonyms: Forbidding, Rigorous, Puritanical, Ascetic, Unadorned, Subdued

Antonyms: Mild, Indulgent, Luxurious, Flamboyant
Beneficent
(adj.) Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good.

Synonyms: Humanitarian, Magnanimous, Charitable

Antonyms: Selfish, Cruel, Harmful, Deleterious
Cadaverous
(adj.) Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse.

Synonyms: Corpselike, Wasted, Haggard, Emaciated, Ghastly

Antonyms: Robust, Portly, Rosy
Concoct
(v.) To prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate.

Synonyms: Create, Fashion, Rustle Up
Crass
(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid.

Synonyms: Crude, Vulgar, Tasteless, Oafish, Obtuse

Antonyms: Refined, Elegant, Tasteful, Polished, Brilliant
Debase
(v.) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; To cause to deteriorate.

Synonyms: Cheapen, Corrupt, Demean, Depreciate

Antonyms: Elevate, Uplift, Improve, Enhance
Desecrate
(v.) To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute.

Synonyms: Profane, Defile, Violate

Antonyms: Revere, Honor, Venerate, Consecrate
Disconcert
(v.) To confuse; to disturb the composure of.

Synonyms: Upset, Rattle, Ruffle, Faze, Perturb

Antonyms: Relax, Calm, Put at Ease
Grandiose
(adj.) Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated.
Inconsequential
(adj.) Trifling, unimportant.

Synonyms: Trivial, Negligible, Petty, Paltry
Infraction
(n.) A breaking of a law or obligation.

Synonyms: Violation, Transgression, Breach, Offense
Mitigate
(v.) To make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity.

Synonyms: Lessen, Relieve, Alleviate, Diminish

Antonyms: Aggravate, Intensify, Irritate, Exacerbate
Pillage
(v.) To rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder.
(n.) The act of looting; Booty.

Synonyms: Ravage, Sack, Loot, Booty
Prate
(v.) To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion.

Synonyms: Chatter, Prattle, Blab, Blabber, Palaver

Antonyms: Come to the Point, Not Waist Words
Punctilious
(adj.) Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety.

Synonyms: Precise, Scrupulous, Exacting, Fussy, Finicky

Antonyms: Careless, Negligent, LAX, Perfunctory
Redoubtable
(adj.) Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent.

Synonyms: Formidable, Fearsome, Awesome, August

Antonyms: Laughable, Risible, Contemptible
Reprove
(v.) To find fault with, scold, rebuke.

Synonyms: Chide, Chastise, Upbraid, Reproach

Antonyms: Praise, Commend, Laud
Restitution
(n.) 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.

Synonyms: Compensation, Reimbursement, Redress, Restoration
Stalwart
(adj.) Strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) A brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position.

Synonyms: Sturdy, Stout, Intrepid, Valiant, Mainstay

Antonyms: Weak, Infirm, Irresolute, Vacillating
Vulnerable
(adj.) Open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected.

Synonyms: Defenseless, Exposed, Unguarded

Antonyms: Invincible, Protected, Safe, Secure
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