vocab unit 7

Question 1

infraction

Answer 1

n- breaking of a law or obligation, violation

Question 2

mitigate

Answer 2

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

Question 3

pillage

Answer 3

v- to rob of goods by open force, plunder

n- the act of looting;booty

Question 4

prate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

punctilious

Answer 5

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

Question 6

redoubtable

Answer 6

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

Question 7

reprove

Answer 7

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

Question 8

restitution

Answer 8

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

Question 9

stalwart

Answer 9

adj- strong and sturdy; brave, resolute

n- brave person, mainstay

Question 10

vulnerable

Answer 10

adj- open to attack; capable of being wounded

Question 11

austere

Answer 11

adj- strict, stern or plain

Question 12

beneficent

Answer 12

adj- doing good; performing acts of kindness

Question 13

cadaverous

Answer 13

adj- pale, gaunt, or resembling a corpse

Question 14

concoct

Answer 14

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

Question 15

crass

Answer 15

adj- crude, vulgar, or unfeeling

Question 16

debase

Answer 16

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

Question 17

desecrate

Answer 17

v- to commit sacrilege; or to treat without respect

Question 18

disconcert

Answer 18

v- to confuse, upset, or disturb

Question 19

grandiose

Answer 19

adj- overly grand or pompous

Question 20

inconsequential

Answer 20

adj- small or unimportant