Unit 7A-B Flashcards
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(V.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
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Desecrate
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Syn: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
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Debase
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(Adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid
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Crass
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(Adj.) trifling, unimportant
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Inconsequential
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(Adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
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Beneficent
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(Adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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Grandiose
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Syn: Forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued
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Austere
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(Adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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Cadaverous
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(Ca) (dav) (er) (ous)
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(Dav)
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(V.) to confuse, to disturb the composite of
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Disconcert
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(De) (base)
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(Base)
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Syn: profane, defile, violate
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Desecrate
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(Be) (Nef) (I) (cent)
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(Nef)
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(Gran) (de) (os)
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(Gran)
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(Adj.) sever or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor.
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Austere
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Syn: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
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Crass
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Syn: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
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Grandiose
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(In) (con) (se) (quen) (tial)
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(Quen)
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(Des) (e) (crate)
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(Des)
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Ant: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
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Austere
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Ant: relax, calm, put at ease
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Disconcert
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Syn: create, fashion, rustle up
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Concoct
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(Au) (stere)
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(Stere)
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Ant: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
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Crass
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Syn: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, preturb
Disconcert
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Ant: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
Beneficent
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Ant: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
Desecrate
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Ant: simple, modest, unaffected, humble
Grandiose
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The ______ clothing and conduct of the Puritans expressed their religious humility
Austere
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Weak from hunger and ______ appearance, the rescued captives were carried from the plane
Cadaverous
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Syn: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
Inconsequential
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We feel that the positions of our representatives show a ________ indifference to our problems
Crass
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(Dis) (con) (cert)
(Cert)
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The search continues for the vandals who _______ the cemetery
Desecrate
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In how many stories, I wonder, does an ambitious Gillian become the victim of________plans?
Grandiose
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Ant: important, essential, crucial, vital
Inconsequential
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From them I learned that purely ________ acts can require as much hard work as a nine-to-five job
Beneficent
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Feel free to ignore the _______details, provided that you know exactly which ones they are
Inconsequential
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Every time a new rule is introduced in a popular sport, there are fans who say it will _______ the game
Debase
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(Con) (coct)
(Coct)
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(V.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
Debase
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Ant: robust, portly, rosy. The picture of health
Cadaverous
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Syn: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
Cadaverous
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They had hoped to________ him with an unexpected question, but he was well prepared
Disconcert
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Ant: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
Debase
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To make milder or softer, to modernize are in force it in intensity
Mitigate
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To find fault with, scold, rebuke
Reprove
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(Punc) (till) (I) (ous)
(Till)
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(V.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
Concoct
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He _______ a savory stew with fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden
Concoct
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(Stal) (Wart)
(Stal)
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Syn: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
Beneficent
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(In) (frac) (tion)
(Frac)
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Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
Redoubtable
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(Adj.)open to Attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
Vulnerable
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Syn: violation, transgression, breach, offense
Infraction
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Very careful and exact, attentive I fine points of etiquette it property
Punctilious
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(Pill) (age)
(Pill)
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(Re) (prove)
(Prove)
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Syn: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
Mitigate
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Syn: chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver
Prate
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Syn: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august
Redoubtable
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(Vul) (ner) (a) (ble)
(Vul)
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Syn: (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant (n.) mainstay
Stalwart
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The act of restore in someone or something to the rightful owner or to a goer state or position; making good on a loss or damage
Restitution
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(Re) (dou) (ta) (ble)
(Dou)
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Syn: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
Punctilious
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A breaking of a law or obligation
Infraction
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To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
Orate
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Syn: defenseless, exposed, unguarded
Vulnerable
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Syn: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
Reprove
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Ant: come to the point, not waste words
Prate
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Ant: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory
Punctilious
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Ant: laughable, disable, contemptible
Redoubtable
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Ant: weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
Stalwart
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Syn: (v.) ravage, sack, loot; (n.) booty
Pillage
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He would____________ endlessly about he past buy say nothing useful about it present dilemma
Prate
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Syn: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
Restitution
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Ant: invincible, protected, safe, secure
Vulnerable
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She ______ her staff for having followed orders blindly
Reproved
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His uncle paid a fine for his ___________ of the local recycling regulations
Infraction
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Those brace enough to have opposed the dictator's rise now found themselves in a _________ position
Vulnerable
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I had hoped to _________ her anger by offering an apology
Mitigate
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The Clark was so ________ in obeying clout tiles that I had to remind him why I was there
Punctilious
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They made __________ for the damage o the car but never full regained the friendship of its owner
Restitution
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As a ruler he was ___________ but, like all such rulers, not much loved
Redoubtable
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The enemy had broken through our fresh line but was repulsed by the ____________ defending the gates
Stalwart
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__________ and murder became a fact of life in Europe during the Dark Ages
Pillage
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She became as ___________ on the basketball court as she was quick as mathematical puzzles
Stalwart
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Ant: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
Mitigate
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(V.) To rob of goods by open force (as in war) plunder (N.) the act of looting; booty
Pillage
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The commanding officer warned his troops not to _________ the conquered city
Pillage
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(Res) (ti) (tu) (tion)
(Tu)
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(Mit) (I) (gate)
(Mit)
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(Adj,)Strong and sturdy; brace; resolute;(n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
Stalwart
