lit vocab unit 7

Question 0

Syn- forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned

Ant- mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

Answer 0

Austere

Question 1

Austere

Answer 1

(Adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

Question 2

Beneficent

Answer 2

(Adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

Question 3

Syn- humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

Ant- selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

Answer 3

Beneficent

Question 4

Cadaverous

Answer 4

(Adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Question 5

Syn- corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly

Ant- robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

Answer 5

Cadaverous

Question 6

Concoct

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(V.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate

Question 7

Syn- create, fashion, rustle up

Answer 7

Concoct

Question 8

Crass

Answer 8

(Adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid

Question 9

Syn- crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse

Ant- refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

Answer 9

Crass

Question 10

Debase

Answer 10

(V.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

Question 11

Syn- cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate

Ant- elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

Answer 11

Debase

Question 12

Desecrate

Answer 12

(V.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irrelevantly; to contaminate, pollute

Question 13

Syn- profane, defile, violate

Ant- revere, venerate, consecrate

Answer 13

Desecrate

Question 14

Disconcert

Answer 14

(V.) to confuse; disturb the composure of

Question 15

Syn- upset, rattle, ruffle, faze

Ant- relax, calm, put at ease

Answer 15

Disconcert

Question 16

Grandiose

Answer 16

(Adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

Question 17

Syn- majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

Ant- simple, modest, humble

Answer 17

Grandiose

Question 18

Inconsequential

Answer 18

(Adj.) trifling, unimportant

Question 19

Syn- trivial, negligible, paltry

Ant- important, essential, crucial

Answer 19

Inconsequential

Question 20

Infraction

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(N.) a breaking of a law or obligation

Question 21

Syn- violent, transgression, offense

Answer 21

Infraction

Question 22

Mitigate

Answer 22

(V.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

Question 23

Syn- lessen, relieve, alleviate

Ant- aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

Answer 23

Mitigate

Question 24

Pillage

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

Question 25

Syn- (v.) ravage, sack, loot (n.) booty

Answer 25

Pillage

Question 26

Prate

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(V.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

Question 27

Syn- prattle, blab, palaver | Ant- come to the point

Answer 27

Prate

Question 28

Punctilious

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(Adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette

Question 29

Syn- precise, scrupulous | Ant- careless, perfunctory

Answer 29

Punctilious

Question 30

Redoubtable

Answer 30

(Adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

Question 31

Syn- formidable, august | Ant- laughable, risible

Answer 31

Redoubtable

Question 32

Reprove

Answer 32

(V.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke

Question 33

Syn- chastise, upbraid, reproach | Ant- praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

Answer 33

Reprove

Question 34

Restitution

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(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

Question 35

Syn- reimbursement, redress, restoration

Answer 35

Restitution

Question 36

Stalwart

Answer 36

(Adj.) strongly and sturdy; brave; resolute | (N). A brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

Question 37

Syn- (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.) mainstay | Ant- (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

Answer 37

Stalwart

Question 38

Vulnerable

Answer 38

(Adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

Question 39

Syn- defenseless, unguarded | Ant- invincible, protected, safe, secure

Answer 39

Vulnerable