Unit 7 Vocab

Question 1

desecrate

Answer 1

(v.) to commit sacrilege, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

Question 2

inconsequential

Answer 2

(adj.) trifling, unimportant

Question 3

concoct

Answer 3

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

Question 4

disconcert

Answer 4

(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of

Question 5

cadaverous

Answer 5

(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Question 6

grandiose

Answer 6

(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur; absurdly exaggerated

Question 7

debase

Answer 7

(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

Question 8

beneficent

Answer 8

(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

Question 9

crass

Answer 9

(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid

Question 10

desist

Answer 10

(v.) to cease doing something, to forebear

Question 11

austere

Answer 11

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

Question 12

infraction

Answer 12

(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation

Question 13

redoubtable

Answer 13

(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

Question 14

pillage

Answer 14

(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder;

(n.) the act of looting; booty

Question 15

vulnerable

Answer 15

(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

Question 16

stipend

Answer 16

(n.) a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses

Question 17

prate

Answer 17

(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

Question 18

restitution

Answer 18

(n.) the act of restoring someone/something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good for loss or damage

Question 19

punctilious

Answer 19

(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

Question 20

stalwart

Answer 20

(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute;

(n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

Question 21

reprove

Answer 21

(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke

Question 22

mitigate

Answer 22

(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity