lit vocab unit 7 Flashcards
Syn- forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned
Ant- mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
Austere
Austere
(Adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
Beneficent
(Adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
Syn- humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
Ant- selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
Beneficent
Cadaverous
(Adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Syn- corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
Ant- robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
Cadaverous
Concoct
(V.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
Syn- create, fashion, rustle up
Concoct
Crass
(Adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid
Syn- crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
Ant- refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
Crass
Debase
(V.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
Syn- cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
Ant- elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
Debase
Desecrate
(V.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irrelevantly; to contaminate, pollute
Syn- profane, defile, violate
Ant- revere, venerate, consecrate
Desecrate
Disconcert
(V.) to confuse; disturb the composure of
Syn- upset, rattle, ruffle, faze
Ant- relax, calm, put at ease
Disconcert
Grandiose
(Adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
Syn- majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
Ant- simple, modest, humble
Grandiose
Inconsequential
(Adj.) trifling, unimportant
Syn- trivial, negligible, paltry
Ant- important, essential, crucial
Inconsequential
Infraction
(N.) a breaking of a law or obligation
Syn- violent, transgression, offense
Infraction
Mitigate
(V.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
Syn- lessen, relieve, alleviate
Ant- aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
Mitigate
Pillage
(V.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
(N.) the act of looting; booty
Syn- (v.) ravage, sack, loot (n.) booty
Pillage
Prate
(V.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
Syn- prattle, blab, palaver
Ant- come to the point
Prate
Punctilious
(Adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette
Syn- precise, scrupulous
Ant- careless, perfunctory
Punctilious
Redoubtable
(Adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
Syn- formidable, august
Ant- laughable, risible
Redoubtable
Reprove
(V.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke
Syn- chastise, upbraid, reproach
Ant- praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
Reprove
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
Syn- reimbursement, redress, restoration
Restitution
Stalwart
(Adj.) strongly and sturdy; brave; resolute
(N). A brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
Syn- (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.) mainstay
Ant- (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
Stalwart
Vulnerable
(Adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
Syn- defenseless, unguarded
Ant- invincible, protected, safe, secure
Vulnerable
