Unit 7

Question 0

beneficent

Answer 0

performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

Question 1

austere

Answer 1

severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

Question 2

cadaverous

Answer 2

pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Question 3

concoct

Answer 3

to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate

Question 4

crass

Answer 4

coarse, unfeeling; stupid

Question 5

debase

Answer 5

to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

Question 6

desecrate

Answer 6

to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

Question 7

disconcert

Answer 7

to confuse; to disturb the composure of

Question 8

grandiose

Answer 8

grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

Question 9

inconsequential

Answer 9

trifling, unimportant

Question 10

infraction

Answer 10

a breaking of a law or obligation

Question 11

mitigate

Answer 11

to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

Question 12

pillage

Answer 12

to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder;

the act of looting; booty

Question 13

prate

Answer 13

to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

Question 14

punctilious

Answer 14

very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette

Question 15

redoutable

Answer 15

inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

Question 16

reprove

Answer 16

to find fault with, scold, rebuke

Question 17

restitution

Answer 17

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

Question 18

stalwart

Answer 18

strong and sturdy; brave; resolute;

a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

Question 19

vulnerable

Answer 19

open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected