Vocabulary Workshop Level F unit 7
austere
severe or stern in manner; w.o adornment or luxury, simple, plain; forbidding Synonym: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, Antonym: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
stalwart
(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute (n.) brave person, mainstay Synonym: sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant, mainstay Antonym: weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
pillage
(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty Synonym: ravage, sack, loot, booty
infraction
a breaking of a law or obligation, violation Synonym: violation, transgression, breach, offense
crass
coarse, unfeeling; stupid, crude, vulgar Synonym: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse Antonym: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
grandiose
grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated Synonym: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin Antonym: simple, modest, unaffected, humble
redoubtable
inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent; formidable, fearsome Synonym: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august Antonym: laughable, risible, contemptible
vulnerable
open to attack; capable of being wounded Synonym: defenseless, exposed, unguarded Antonym: invincible, protected, safe, secure
cadaverous
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse; wasted; haggard Synonym: corpse like, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly Antonym: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
beneficent
performing acts of kindness or charity; doing good; humanitarian Synonym: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable Antonym: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
restitution
the act of restoring someone/thing to the rightful owner/former state; making good on a loss; compensation Synonym: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
concoct
to prepare by combining ingredients, to devise, fabricate, invent Synonym: create, fashion, rustle up
desecrate
to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute, profane Synonym: profane, defile, violate Antonym: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
disconcert
to confuse; to disturb the composure of, upset Synonym: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb Antonym: relax, calm, put at ease
reprove
to find fault with, scold, rebuke, chide Synonym: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach Antonym: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
debase
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, cheapen Synonym: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate Antonym: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
mitigate
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity, lessen Synonym: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish Antonym: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
prate
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion, prattle Synonym: chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver Antonym: come to the point, not waste words
inconsequential
trifling, unimportant, trivial, negligible Synonym: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry Antonym: important, essential, crucial, vital
punctilous
very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety Synonym: precise, scrupulous exacting, fussy, finicky Antonym: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory
