Unit 7

Question 1

austere

Answer 1

severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

Question 2

beneficent

Answer 2

performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

Question 3

cadaverous

Answer 3

pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Question 4

concoct

Answer 4

to prepare by combining ingredients, make up; to devise, invent, fabricate

Question 5

crass

Answer 5

coarse, unfeeling; stupid

Question 6

debase

Answer 6

to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

Question 7

desecrate

Answer 7

to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

Question 8

disconcert

Answer 8

to confuse; to disturb the composure of

Question 9

grandiose

Answer 9

grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

Question 10

inconsequential

Answer 10

trifling, unimportant

Question 11

infraction

Answer 11

a breaking of a law or obligation

Question 12

mitigate

Answer 12

to make milder or softer, to moderate in force of intensity

Question 13

pillage

Answer 13

to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting; booty

Question 14

prate

Answer 14

to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

Question 15

punctilious

Answer 15

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

Question 16

redoubtable

Answer 16

inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

Question 17

reprove

Answer 17

to find fault with, scold, rebuke

Question 18

resitution

Answer 18

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

Question 19

stalwart

Answer 19

strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

Question 20

vulnerable

Answer 20

open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected