unit 7 Flashcards
(20 cards)
austere
adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
beneficent
(adj.) performing acts of kindness or
charity; conferring benefits, doing good
cadavarous
(adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Concoct
(v) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent
crass
(adj.) course, unfeeling, stupid
debase
(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
desecrate
(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
disconcert
(v.) to confuse, to disturb composure
grandiose
(adj.) : grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
inconsequential
(adj) : trifling, unimportant
pillage
DEF: (v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting
prate
DEF: (v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
punctilious
Adjective very careful and exact
redoubtable
Adjective inspiring fear or awe
stalwart
(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute.
vulnerable
(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected.
mitigate
(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
infraction
(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation
reprove
To find fault with, scold, rebuke.
Restitution
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.