Vocab. Unit 7 Synonyms/Antonyms
vulnerable
(antonym) invincible, protected, safe, secure
redoubtable
(antonym) laughable, risible, contemptible
austere
(antonym) mild, indulgent; luxurious; flamboyant
crass
(antonym) refined, elegant, tasteful, polished; brilliant
cadaverous
(antonym) robust, portly; rosy, the picture of health
beneficent
(antonym) selfish, cruel; harmful, deleterious
grandiose
(antonym) simple, modest, unaffected, humble
mitigate
(antonym) to aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
prate
(antonym) to come to the point, not waste words
desist
(antonym) to continue, proceed, prolong, resume
debase
(antonym) to elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
reprove
(antonym) to praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
disconcert
(antonym) to relax, calm, put at ease
desecrate
(antonym) to revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
stalwart
(antonym) weak, infirm; irresolute, vacillating
punctilious
(antonym) careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory
inconsequential
(antonym) important, essential, crucial, vital
stipend
(synonym) a salary, wage, allowance, emolument
infraction
(synonym) a violation, transgression, breach, offense
restitution
(synonym) compensation, reimbursement, redress; restoration
cadaverous
(synonym) corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
crass
(synonym) crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish; obtuse
vulnerable
(synonym) defenseless, exposed, unguarded
austere
(synonym) forbidding, rigorous; puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued
redoubtable
(synonym) formidable, fearsome, awesome; august
beneficent
(synonym) humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
grandiose
(synonym) majestic; bombastic, highfalutin
punctilious
(synonym) precise, scrupulous, exacting; fussy, finicky
stalwart
(synonym) sturdy, stout; intrepid, valiant; a mainstay
prate
(synonym) to chatter, prattle, blab, babble, palaver
debase
(synonym) to cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
reprove
(synonym) to chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
concoct
(synonym) to create, fashion, fabricate; to rustle up
mitigate
(synonym) to lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
desecrate
(synonym) to profane, defile, violate
pillage
(synonym) to ravage, sack, loot; booty
desist
(synonym) to stop, discontinue, refrain, suspend
disconcert
(synonym) to upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
inconsequential
(synonym) trivial, negligible, petty, trifling