Vocab 7

Question 1

Austere

Answer 1

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

(THINK: AuSTERN)

Question 2

beneficent

Answer 2

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

Question 3

cadaverous

Answer 3

(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Question 4

concoct

Answer 4

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

Question 5

crass

Answer 5

(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid

Question 6

debase

Answer 6

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

Question 7

desecrate

Answer 7

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

Question 8

disconcert

Answer 8

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

Question 9

grandiose

Answer 9

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

Question 10

inconsequential

Answer 10

(adj.) trifling, unimportant

Question 11

infraction

Answer 11

(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation

Question 12

mitigate

Answer 12

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

Question 13

pillage

Answer 13

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

Question 14

prate

Answer 14

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

Question 15

punctilious

Answer 15

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

Question 16

redoubtable

Answer 16

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

Question 17

reprove

Answer 17

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

Question 18

restitution

Answer 18

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

Question 19

stalwart

Answer 19

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

Question 20

vulnerable

Answer 20

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