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Vocabulary Unit 7 • Level F
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austere • severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain, • SYN: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned • ANT: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
beneficent • performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good • SYN: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable • ANT: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
cadaverous • pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse • SYN: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated ghastly • ANT: robustportly, rosy, the picture of health
concoct • to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish) • SYN: create, fashion, rustle up
crass How could anyone be so crass as to spoil such a place? • coarse, unfeeling, stupid • SYN: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse • ANT: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
debase • (v) to lower in character, quality or value; • to degrade • SYN: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate • ANT: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
desecrate • to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate, polute • SYN: profane, defile, violate • ANT: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
disconcert • to confuse, disturb the composure of • SYN: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb • ANT: relax, calm, put at ease
grandiose • grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated • SYN: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin • SYN: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
inconsequential • trifling, unimportant • SYN: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry • ANT: important, essential, crucial, vital
infraction • a breaking of a law or obligation • SYN: violation, transgression, breach, offense
mitigate • to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity • SYN: lessen, relieve • ANT: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
Pillage – Sherman’s army pillaged and burned farms on their way across Georgia. • (v.) To rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder • (n.) the act of looting • SYN: ravage, sack, loot
Prate – Because he was so nervous, he would prate loudly before each game. • To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion • SYN: chatter, prattle, blab, palaver • ANT: come to the point, not waste words
Punctilious – She was so punctilious that the cupboards were labeled and dishes numbered. • Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette of propriety • SYN: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky • ANT: careless, negligent, lax
Redoubtable – The redoubtable coach did not build the program so he moved on to a military academy. • Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent • SYN: formidable, fearsome, awesome • ANT: laughable, risible, contemptible
Reprove – He reproved the player for taking such a low percentage shot. • To find fault with, scold, rebuke • SYN: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach • ANT: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
Restitution – The state paid the man $100,000 as restitution for his wrongful imprisonment. • Making good on a loss or damage; the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position • SYN: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
Stalwart – My dad was my stalwart fan, cheering me on in every game. • (adj) Strong and sturdy – brave, resolute • (noun) a brave, strong person, a strong supporter • SYN: sturdy, stout • ANT: weak, infirm
Vulnerable – Without my cell phone I felt vulnerable walking alone in the dark. • Open to attack: capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected • SYN: defenseless, exposed, unguarded • ANT: invincible, protected, safe, secure