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Vocab Unit 7 (20 Cards)

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Austere
Adj
Sever or stern in manner, simple, plain
unadorned, subdued

Atn. luxurious, flamboyant
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Beneficent
Adj
humanitarian, charitable, act of good

ant. selfish cruel
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Cadaverous
Adj
Pale, gaunt, corpse like, emaciated

Ant. robust, the picture of health 
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Concoct
V
To prepare by combining ingredients, to devise, invent, fabricate
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Crass
Adj
coarse, crude, vulgar, tasteless

Ant. refined, elegant
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Debase
V
To lower in character, quality or value, to degrade, cheapen, corrupt

Ant uplift, improve
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Desecrate
V
to contaminate, pollute, defile, violate

Atn revear, honor
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Disconcert
V
To confuse, upset, rattle

Ant relax, calm, put at ease
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Grandiose
Adj
grand in an impressive or stately way, absurdly exaggerated, bombastic

Ant simply, modest, humble
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inconsequential
adj
unimportant, petty

ant important, essentail
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Infraction
n
a breaking of a law or obligation, violation
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Mitigate
V
to make milder or softer, lessen, relieve, deminish

ant intensify
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pillage
V
to rob goods by open force, plunder, sack
N
booty, loot
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Prate
V
to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion, chatter, blabber

ant. come to a point
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Punctilious
Adj
Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette, precise, scrupulous

Ant careless, negligent
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Redoubtable
Adj
inspiring fear or awe, formidable, fearsome
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Reprove
V
to find fault with, scold, rebuke

ant praise, chastise
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Restitution
N
the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner
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Stalwart
Adj
Strong and sturdy, brave, resolute
N
a person who is brave and strong, a supporter

Ant. weak irresolute
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Vulnerable
Adj
Open to attack, unprotected, defenseless, exposed

Ant invincible, protected, safe
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Author: Grace
Main topic: English
Topic: Vocabulary
Published: 26.04.2010
 
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