vocab chapter 7 Flashcards
austere
severe or stern in manner
beneficent
performing acts of charity or kindness, conferring benefits, doing good.
cadaverous
pale, gaunt,resembling a corpse
concoct
to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish), to devise, invent, fabricate.
crass
course, unfeeling; stupid
debase
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate.
desecrate
to commit sacrilege on, treat irreverently, to contaminate, pollute.
disconcert
to confuse; to disturb the composure of
grandiose
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated.
inconsequential
trifling, unimportant
infraction
a breaking of a law, or obligation
mitigate
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity.
pillage
to rob of goods by open force (as in war), to plunder, the act of looting; Booty.
prate
totally a great deal in foolish or aimless fashion.
punctilious
very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette .
redoubtable
inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent.
reprove
to find fault with, scold, rebuke
restitution
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.
stalwart
strong and sturdy; brave, resolute; a brave strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position.
vulnerable
open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected.
