Unit 7 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
Austere
A
Simple, plain; unadorned
2
Q
Beneficent
A
Doing good; charitable
3
Q
Cadaverous
A
Corpse like; pale
4
Q
Concoct
A
To prepare; combine ingredients
5
Q
Crass
A
Coarse; unfeeling; vulgar
6
Q
Debase
A
To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade
7
Q
Desecrate
A
Treat irreverently; to contaminate
8
Q
Disconcert
A
To confuse
9
Q
Grandiose
A
Grand way; exaggerated
10
Q
Inconsequential
A
Unimportant
11
Q
Infraction
A
Breaking of law or obligation
12
Q
Mitigate
A
To make milder or softer
13
Q
Pillage
A
To rob someone
14
Q
Prate
A
To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion; WONT SHUT UP
15
Q
Punctilious
A
Very careful/ exact
16
Q
Redoubtable
A
Inspiring fear
17
Q
Reprove
A
Scold; rebuke
18
Q
Restitution
A
Returning something to its rightful owner or state
19
Q
Stalwart
A
Strong; brave
20
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Vulnerable
A
Open to attack; unprotected
