Vocab F7 Flashcards

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: simple or plain : not fancy

of a person : having a serious and unfriendly quality

: having few pleasures : simple and harsh

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Austere

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: doing or producing good; especially : performing acts of kindness and charity

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Beneficent

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: looking very thin and pale : resembling a corpse

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Cadaverous

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: to make (a food or drink) by mixing different things together

: to invent or develop (a plan, story, etc.) especially in order to trick or deceive someone

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Concoct

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: having or showing no understanding of what is proper or acceptable : rude and insensitive

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Crass

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: to lower the value or reputation of (someone or something) : to make (someone or something) less respected

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Debase

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: to damage (a holy place or object) : to treat (a holy place or object) with disrespect

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Desecrate

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to throw into confusion

: to disturb the composure of

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Disconcert

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: seeming to be impressive or intended to be impressive but not really possible or practical

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Grandiose

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: not important
: Illogical
:Irrelevant

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Inconsequential

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: an act that breaks a rule or law

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Infraction

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: to make (something) less severe, harmful, or painful

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Mitigate

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: the act of looting or plundering especially in war

: something taken as booty

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Pillage

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: to talk for a very long about something that is not very important or interesting

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Prate

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: very careful about behaving properly and doing things in a correct and accurate way

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Punctilious

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causing fear or alarm : formidable

: illustrious, eminent; broadly : worthy of respect

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Redoubtable

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: to criticize or correct (someone) usually in a gentle way

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Reprove

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: the act of returning something that was lost or stolen to its owner

: payment that is made to someone for damage, trouble, etc.

: an act of restoring or a condition of being restored

: a legal action serving to cause restoration of a previous state

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Restitution

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: very loyal and dedicated

: physically strong

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Stalwart

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: easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally

: open to attack, harm, or damage

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Vulnerable