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Vocabulary Unit 7 (20 Cards)

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Austere
Adj.
Severe or stern in manner; without adornment of luxury, simple, plain

syn: unadorned
ant: luxurious
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Beneficent
Adj.
Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

syn: humanitarian
ant: selfish
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Cadaverous
Adj.
Pale, resembling a corpse

syn: corpse like, wasted
ant: robust, rosy
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Concoct
V.
To prepare by combining ingredients, make up; to devise, invent, fabricate

syn: create
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Crass
Adj.
course, unfeeling, stupid

syn: crude, vulgar
ant: refined, elegant
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Debase
V.
to lower in character, quality or value, to degrade or to cause to deteriorate

syn: cheapen, corrupt
ant: elevate, uplift
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Desecrate
V.
To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate of pollute

syn: profane, defile
ant: revere, honor
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Disconcert
V.
To confuse, to disturb the composure of

syn: upset, rattle
ant: relax, calm
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Grandiose
Adj.
Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

syn: majestic
ant: simple
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Inconsequential
Adj.
Trifling, unimportant

syn: trivial, petty
ant: important, essential
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Infraction
N.
A breaking of a law or obligation

syn: violation, transgression
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Mitigate
V.
To make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

syn: lessen, relieve
ant: intensify
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Pillage
V.
To rob of goods by open force, plunder,
N.
the act of looting; booty

syn: V.- ravage, sack
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Prate
V.
To talk a great deal in foolish or aimless fashion

syn: chatter, blabber
ant: come to the point
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Punctilious
Adj.
Very careful and exact, attentive to fine pints of etiquette

syn: precise, fussy
ant: careless
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Redoubtable
Adj.
Inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, eminent

syn: fearsome, awesome
ant: laughable
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Reprove
V.
To find fault with, scold, rebuke

syn: reproach
ant: praise, commend
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Restitution
N.
The act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position

syn: compensation
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Stalwart
Adj.
Strong and sturdy, brave, resolute
N.
a brave, strong person, a strong supporter

syn: Adj- sturdy
ant: Adj- weak
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Vulnerable
Adj.
Open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected

syn: defenseless
ant: protected
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Author: gfinley
Main topic: English
Topic: Vocabulary
Published: 26.04.2010
 
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