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Vocabulary Unit 7. Level F. Austere . (adj.) stern , plain , ascetic, subdued. Beneficent . (adj.) humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable. Cadaverous . (adj.) pale, gaunt, corpselike. Concoct . (v.) to devise, invent, fabricate. Crass . (adj.) crude, vulgar, tasteless, obtuse.
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Vocabulary Unit 7 Level F
Austere • (adj.) • stern, plain, ascetic, subdued
Beneficent • (adj.) • humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
Cadaverous • (adj.) • pale, gaunt, corpselike
Concoct • (v.) • to devise, invent, fabricate
Crass • (adj.) • crude, vulgar, tasteless, obtuse
Debase • (v.) • to degrade, adulterate, cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
Desecrate • (v.) • to commit sacrilege upon; to defile, violate
Disconcert • (v.) • to confuse; to disturb the composure of; to upset
Grandiose • (adj.) • pompous, absurdly exaggerated, bombastic, highfalutin
Inconsequential • (adj.) • trivial, paltry
Infraction • (n.) • violation, transgression
Mitigate • (v.) • to moderate in force or intensity; to alleviate, diminish
Pillage • (v./n.) • to plunder or the act of looting; booty
Prate • (v./n.) • to chatter, prattler, palaver
Punctilious • (adj.) • precise, scrupulous, fussy
Redoubtable • (adj.) • inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent, august
Reprove • (v.) • to scold, rebuke, chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
Restitution • (n.) • compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
Stalwart • (adj./n.) • strong, brave, resolute, stout, intrepid, valiant; brave person, mainstay
Vulnerable • (adj.) • exposed, unguarded