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SadOxford Level F-7
Sadlier Oxford Level F - Unit 7
| word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| austere | stern, severe |
| beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity |
| cadavarous | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients,create |
| crass | coarse, crude, vulgar |
| debase | to lower in character, quality or value |
| desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, to treat irreverantly |
| disconcert | to confuse, upset or rattle |
| grandiose | grand in an impressive way, majestic, pompous |
| inconsequential | unimportant, trivial, having no consequences |
| infraction | the breaking of a law |
| mitigate | to make milder or softer |
| pillage | to rob of goods by force |
| prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish aimless fashion, chatter |
| punctillious | very careful, exact, precise |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold |
| restitution | the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner, or state. To make restitution is to make up for something that was done wrong |
| stalwart | strong, sturdy, brave, resolute |
| vulnerable | open to attack, exposed, defenseless |