Chapter 7 Flashcards
1
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austere
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adj
severe or stern in manner
without adornment
simple
2
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beneficent
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adj
performing acts of kindness or charity
doing good
3
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cadaverous
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adj
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
4
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concoct
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v
to prepare by combining ingredients/ make up
devise
5
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crass
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adj
coarse, unfeeling, stupid
6
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debase
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v
to lower in character, quality, or value
degrade
to cause to deteriorate
7
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desecrate
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v
to commit sacrilege upon
to contaminate
8
Q
disconcert
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v
confuse
to disturb the composure of
9
Q
grandiose
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adj
grand in an impressive way
absurdly exaggerated
10
Q
inconsequential
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adj
unimportant
11
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infraction
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n
breaking of a law or obligation
12
Q
mitigate
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v
to make easier, milder, or softer
13
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pillage
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v
to rob of goods by open force (like war)
n
the act of looting
14
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prate
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v
to talk a lot foolishly
15
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punctilious
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adj
very careful or exact
