Unit 7 Flashcards
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
austere
austere accented syllable
ster
ascetic syn for
austere
performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
beneficent
magnanimous syn for
beneficent
beneficent part of speech
adj
pale, gaunt, resembling a orpse
cadaverous
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
concoct
coarse, unfeeling; stupid
crass
obtuse syn for
crass
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
debase
to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
desecrate
consecrate ant for
desecrate
to confuse; to disturb the composure of
disconcert
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
grandiose
highfalutin syn for
grandiose
trifling, unimportant
inconsequential
paltry syn for
inconsequential
a braking of a law or obligation
infraction
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
mitigate
to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
pillage
the acting of looting; booty
pillage
pillage part of speech
verb, noun
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
prate
palaver syn for
prate
very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette
punctilious
perfunctory ant for
punctilious
inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
redoubtable
illustrious/eminent mean
famous or respected
risible ant for
redoubtable
to find fault with, scold, rebuke
reprove
upbraid syn for
reprove
laud ant for
reprove
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
restitution
reimbursement syn for
restitution
strong and sturdy; brave; resolute
stalwart
infirm, vacillating ant for
stalwart
a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
stalwart
mainstay syn for
stalwart
open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
vulnerable
beneficent accented syllable
nef
grandiose accented syllable
gran
mild ant for
austere
Difference between redoubtable and grandiose
redoubtable inspires fear, grandiose does not
difference between desecrate and debase
desecrate more religious/violent, debase applies to character
what is the connotation of mitigate
positive
Is admirable and redoubtable syn
no, since admirable only has positive connotation
what is unaffected in relation to grandiose
antonyms
What are contemptible and redoubtable
antonyms
