Unit 7 Vocab

Question 1

austere

Answer 1

severe or stern in disposition or appearance

Question 2

beneficent

Answer 2

characterized by charity and kindness

Question 3

cadaverous

Answer 3

resembling a corpse

Question 4

concoct

Answer 4

to prepare by combining ingredients; to invent or devise

Question 5

crass

Answer 5

so crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

Question 6

debase

Answer 6

to lower in character, quality or value

Question 7

desecrate

Answer 7

to violate the sacred character of

Question 8

desist

Answer 8

to cease from action; to stop doing something

Question 9

disconcert

Answer 9

to cause to lose one’s composure

Question 10

grandiose

Answer 10

impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur

Question 11

inconsequential

Answer 11

lacking worth or importance

Question 12

infranction

Answer 12

a breaking of a law or obligation

Question 13

mitigate

Answer 13

to make milder, softer or more endurable

Question 14

pillage

Answer 14

the act of robbing goods by force

Question 15

prate

Answer 15

to talk about aimlessly or foolishly

Question 16

punctilious

Answer 16

strictly attentive to minute details of conduct or etiquette

Question 17

redoubtable

Answer 17

inspiring fear and awe

Question 18

reprove

Answer 18

to voice or convey disapproval of; to scold

Question 19

restitution

Answer 19

the act of restoring something to the rightful owner

Question 20

stalwart

Answer 20

one who strongly supports and organization or party

Question 21

stipend

Answer 21

a sum of money allotted on a regular basis

Question 22

vulnerable

Answer 22

susceptible to physical or emotional injury