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unit 7 vocab Flashcards

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austere

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severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

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beneficient

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performing acts of kindness of charity; conferring benefits, doing good

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cadaverous

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place, gaunt, resembling a corpse

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concoct

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to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate

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crass

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coarse, unfeeling, stupid

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debase

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to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

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desecrate

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to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

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disconcert

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to confuse, to disturb the composure of

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grandiose

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grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

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inconsequential

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trifling, unimportant

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infraction

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a breaking of a law or obligation

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mitigate

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to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

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pillage

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(v) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting; booty

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prate

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to talk with great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

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punctilious

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very careful and exact, attentive to find points of etiquette

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redoubtable

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inspiring fear of awe; illustrious, eminent

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reprove

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to find fault with, scold, rebuke

18
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restitution

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the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damge

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stalwart

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(adj) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

20
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vulnerable

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open to attack;capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

21
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austere syns and ants

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syns: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned
ants: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

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beneficient syns and ants

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syns: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
ants: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

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cadaverous syns and ants

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syns: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
ants: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

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concoct syns and ants

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syns: create, fashion, rustle up

25
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crass syns and ants

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syns: crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
ants: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

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debase syns and ants

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syns: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
ants: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

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desecrate syns and ants

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syns: profane, defile, violate
ants: revere, venerate, consecrate

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disconcert syns and ants

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syns: upset, rattle, ruffle, face
ants: relax, calm, put at is

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grandiose syns and ants

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syns: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
ants: simple, modest, humble

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inconsequential syns and ants

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syns: trivial, negligible, paltry
ants: important, essential, crucial

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infraction syns and ants

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syns: violation, transgression, offense

32
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mitigate syns and ants

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syns: lessen, relive, alleviate
ants: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

33
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pillage syns and ants

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syns: (v) ravage, sack, loot; (n) booty

34
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prate syns and ants

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syns: prattle, blah, palaver
ants: come to the point

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punctilious syns and ants

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syns: precise, scrupulous
ants: careless, perfunctory

36
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redoubtable syns and ants

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syns: formidable, august
ants: laughable, risible

37
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reprove syns and ants

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syns: chastise, upbraid, reproach
ants: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

38
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restitution syns and ants

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syns: reimbursement, redress, restoration

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stalwart syns and ants

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syns: (adj) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n) mainstay
ants: (adj) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

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vulnerable syns and ants

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syns: defenseless, unguarded
ants: invincible, protected, safe, secure

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