Vocab Unit 7

Question 1

austere

Answer 1

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
SYNONYMS: forbidding, rigorous
ANTONYMS: mild, indulgent, luxurious

Question 2

beneficent

Answer 2

(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
SYNONYMS: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
ANTONYMS: selfish, cruel, harmful

Question 3

cadaverous

Answer 3

(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
SYNONYMS: corpselike, wasted, haggard
ANTONYMS: robust, portly, rosy

Question 4

concoct

Answer 4

(v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
SYNONYMS: create, fashion, rustle up

Question 5

crass

Answer 5

(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid
SYNONYMS: crude, tasteless, oafish
ANTONYMS: refined, elegant, tasteful

Question 6

debase

Answer 6

(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
SYNONYMS: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
ANTONYMS: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

Question 7

desecrate

Answer 7

(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
SYNONYMS: profane, defile, violate
ANTONYMS: revere, venerate, consecrate

Question 8

disconcert

Answer 8

(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of
SYNONYMS: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze
ANTONYMS: relax, calm, put at ease

Question 9

grandiose

Answer 9

(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
SYNONYMS: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
ANTONYMS: simple, modest, humble

Question 10

inconsequential

Answer 10

(adj.) trifling, unimportant
SYNONYMS: trivial, negligible, paltry
ANTONYMS: important, essential, crucial

Question 11

infraction

Answer 11

(n.) a breaking of law or obligation

SYNONYMS: violation, transgression, offense

Question 12

mitigate

Answer 12

(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force intensity
SYNONYMS: lessen, relieve, alleviate
ANTONYMS: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

Question 13

pillage

Answer 13

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

Question 14

prate

Answer 14

(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
SYNONYMS: prattle, blab, palaver
ANTONYMS: come to the point

Question 15

punctilious

Answer 15

(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette
SYNONYMS: precise,
ANTONYMS: careless

Question 16

redoubtable

Answer 16

(adj.) inspiring fear or awe;
SYNONYMS: formidable, august
ANTONYMS: laughable, risible

Question 17

reprove

Answer 17

(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke
SYNONYMS: chastise, upbraid, reproach
ANTONYMS: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

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
SYNONYMS: reimbursement, redress, restoration

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
SYNONYMS: sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant
ANTONYMS: weak, infirm, irresolute

Question 20

vulnerable

Answer 20

(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
SYNONYMS: defenseless, unguarded
ANTONYMS: invincible, protected