Unit 7 Flashcards
(Adj) doing good
Syn: charitable, humanitarian
Ant: selfish, cruel, harmful
Beneficent
(Adj) simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
Syn: forbidding, unadorned
Ant: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
Austere
(Adj) pale
Syn: corpse-like, wasted, ghastly
Ant: robust, rosy, portly, picture of health
Cadaverous
(V) to prepare by combining ingredients, fabricate
Syn: create, fashion
Concoct
(Adj) coarse, unfeeling; stupid
Syn: crude, tasteless
Ant: refined, elegant, tasteful, pollished, brilliant
Crass
(V) To degrade, lower in value
Syn: cheapen, corrupt, depreciate
Ant: elevate, improve, enhance
Debase
(V) to pollute, to commit sacrilege upon
Syn: profane, defile, violate
Ant: revere, consecrate
Desecrate
(V) to confuse, disturb the composure of
Syn: upset, rattle, ruffle
Ant: relax, calm, put at ease
Disconcert
(Adj) absurdly exaggerated
Syn: bombastic, majestic
Ant: simple, modest, humble
Grandiose
(Adj) trifling, unimportant
Syn: trivial, negligible
Anr: important, essential, crucial
Inconsequential
(V) breaking of a law or obligation
Syn: violation, offense, transgression
Infraction
(V) to make milder or softer
Syn: lessen, relieve, alleviate
Ant: aggravate, intensify, irritate
Mitigate
(V) to rob of goods by open force
Syb: ravage, sack, loot
Pillage
(V) talk in a foolish fashion
Syn: prattle, blab
Ant: come to the point
Prate
(Adj) very careful and exact
Syn: precise, scrupulous
Ant: careless, perfunctory
Punctilious
