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beneficent

performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

concoct

prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

stalwart

strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position

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

desecrate

to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

disconcert

to confuse; to disturb the composure of

reprove

to find fault with, scold, rebuke

debase

to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

mitigate

to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

prate

to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

inconsequential

trifling, unimportant

punctillious

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

crass

coarse, unfeeling; stupid

grandiose

impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur

redoubtable

inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent

cadaverous

like a corpse; pale

austere

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

pilage

(v.) to rob of goods by open force, plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty

infraction

a breaking of a law or obligation

vulnerable

capable of being wounded or hurt


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