Unit 7 Flashcards
Beneficient
Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
Synonyms: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
Antonyms: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
Austere
Severe or stern and matter; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
Synonyms: before bidding, rigorous, Pier 10 nickel, ascetic, unadorned, subdued
Antonyms: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
Cadaverous
Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Synonyms: corpse like, wasted, Haggard, emaciated, ghastly
Antonyms: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
Concoct
To prepared by combining ingredients, make up; to devise, invent, fabricate
Synonyms: create, fashion, rustle up
Crass
Course, unfeeling; stupid
Synonyms: crude, folder, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
Antonyms: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
Debase
To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
Synonyms: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
Antonyms: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
Desecrate
To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
Synonyms: profane, defile, violate
Antonyms: Revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
Disconcert
To confuse; to disturb the composure of
Synonyms: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
Antonyms: relax, calm, put at ease
Grandiose
Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous dictation or Granduer, absurdly exaggerated
Synonyms: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
Antonyms: simple, modest, unaffected, humble
Inconsequential
Trifling, unimportant
Synonyms: trivial, negligible, petty, peltry
Antonyms: important, essential, crucial, vital
Infraction
It breaking of a law or obligation
Synonyms: violation, transgression, breach, offense
Mitigate
To make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
Synonyms: lesson, relieved, alleviate, diminish
Antonyms: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
Pillage
To rob of goods by open for us, plunder; the act of looting; booty
Synonyms: ravage, sac, loot; booty
Prate
To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
Synonyms: chatter, Pradel, blab, blabber, palaver
Antonyms: come to the point, not to waste words
Punctilious
Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
Synonyms: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
Antonyms: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory
Redoubtable
Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
Synonyms: formidable, fearsome, awesome, August
Antonyms: laughable, risible, contemptible
Reprove
To find fault with, scold, rebuke
Synonyms: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
Antonyms: praise, command, laud, pat on the back
Restitution
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
Synonyms: a compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
Stalwart
Strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
Synonyms: sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; mainstay
Antonyms: a week, and firm, air resolute, vacillating
Vulnerable
Open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
Synonyms: defenseless, exposed, unguarded
Antonyms: invincible, protected, safe, secure
