Unit 7 Flashcards
Austere
Adj. stern in appearance
Beneficent
Adj. charitable
Cadaverous
Adj. resembling a corpse
Concoct
V. To invent
Crass
Adj. very rude
Debase
V. To lower in character
Desecrate
V. To commit sacrilege
Desist
V. To stop doing something
Disconcert
V. To cause to lose one’s composure
Grandiose
Adj. unnecessary grandeur
Inconsequential
Adj. lacking importance
Infraction
N. Breaking of a law
Mitigate
V. To make milder
Pillage
N. Act of robbing goods by force
Prate
V. To talk about aimlessly
Punctilious
Adj. very attentive to small details
Redoubtable
Adj. inspiring fear and awe
Reprove
V. To scold
Restitution
N. The act of giving something back to the original owner
Stalwart
N. One who strongly supports a party
Stipend
N. Amount of money given regularly
Vulnerable
Adj. susceptible to injury