Unit 7 Synonyms Flashcards by Jenna B | Brainscape

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forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned

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austere

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humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

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beneficent

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corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly

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cadaverous

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create, fashion, rustle up

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concoct

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crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse

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crass

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cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate

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debase

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profane, defile, violate

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desecrate

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upset, rattle, ruffle, faze

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disconcert

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majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

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grandiose

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trivial, negligible, paltry

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inconsequential

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violation, transgression, offense

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infraction

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lessen, relieve, alleviate

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mitigate

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ravage, sack, loot; booty

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pillage

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prattle, blab, palaver

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prate

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precise, scrupulous

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punctilious

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formidable, august

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redoubtable

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chastise, upbraid, reproach

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reprove

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reimbursement, redress, restoration

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restitution

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sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; mainstay

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stalwart

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defenseless, unguarded

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vulnerable