Unit 7 Vocab. Austere-Vulnerable.

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Crass

(adj) -Coarse (rude), unfeeling; stupid -lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence. syn: crude, tasteless, oafish (stupid), obtuse, vulgar ant: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

Vulnerable

(adj) Open to attack syn: defenseless, unguarded, exposed ant: invincible, protected, safe, secure

beneficent

(adj) Performing acts of kindness or charity; doing good. syn: humanitarian; magnanimous; charitable ant: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

Grandiose

(adj) Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur. syn: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin ant: simple, modest, humble, unaffected

Redoubtable

(adj) Inspiring fear or awe of honor; illustrious, eminent. syn: formidable, august, awesome, fearsome ant: laughable, risible, contemptible

Stalwart

(adj) Strong and sturdy and loyal syn: sturdy, stout intrepid, valiant, mainstay ant: weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

Inconsequential

(adj) Trifling, unimportant. syn: trivial, negligible, paltry, petty ant: important, essential, crucial, vital

Cadaverous

(adj.) Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse. syn: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly ant: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

Austere

(adj.) Severe or stern in manner; without luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor syn: forbidding, rigorous, ascetic, puritanical, unadorned, subdued ant: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

Punctilious

(adj.)Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety. syn: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky ant: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory

Infraction

(noun) A breaking of law or obligation. syn: violation, transgression, offense, breach

Restitution

(noun) 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. syn: reimbursement, redress, restoration, compensation

Concoct

(verb) To prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate. syn: create, fashion, rustle up

Desecrate

(verb) To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute. syn: profane, defile, vioate ant: revere, venerate, consecrate, honor

Disconcert

(verb) To confuse, to disturb the composure of. syn: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb ant: relax, calm, put at ease

Reprove

(verb) To find fault with, illustrious, eminent, to scold or chew out syn: chastise, upbraid, reproach, chide ant: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

Debase

(verb) To lower in character, quality, or value syn: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate ant: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

Mitigate

(verb) To make milder or soften, to moderate in force or intensity. syn: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish ant: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

Pillage

(verb) To rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder. syn: ravage, sack, loot, booty

Prate

(verb) To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion. syn: prattle, blab, blabber, chatter, palaver ant: come to the point, not waste words


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