vocab unit 7 Flashcards

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infraction

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n- breaking of a law or obligation, violation

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mitigate

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v- to make milder or softer; to moderate in force or intensity, lessen

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pillage

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v- to rob of goods by open force, plunder

n- the act of looting;booty

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prate

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v- to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion, prattle

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punctilious

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adj-very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

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redoubtable

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adj- inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent; formidable, fearsome

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reprove

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v-to find fault with, scold, rebuke, chide

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restitution

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n- the act of restoring someone/thing to the rightful owner/former state; making good on a loss; compensation

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stalwart

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adj- strong and sturdy; brave, resolute

n- brave person, mainstay

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vulnerable

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adj- open to attack; capable of being wounded

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austere

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adj- strict, stern or plain

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beneficent

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adj- doing good; performing acts of kindness

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cadaverous

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adj- pale, gaunt, or resembling a corpse

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concoct

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v- to make by combining ingredients; to plan or invent

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crass

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adj- crude, vulgar, or unfeeling

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debase

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v- to lower in quality or value; to cause to deteriorate

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desecrate

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v- to commit sacrilege; or to treat without respect

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disconcert

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v- to confuse, upset, or disturb

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grandiose

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adj- overly grand or pompous

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inconsequential

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adj- small or unimportant