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Vocab Unit 1

Vocabulary words, synonyms and antonyms

TermDefinition
Austere severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple plain; harsh or sour flavor
Austere- Synonyms forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, asxetic, unadorned
Austere- Antonyms flamboyant, mild, indulgent, luxurious
Beneficent performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
Beneficent- Synonyms charitable, humanitarian, magnanimous
Beneficent- Antonyms selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
Cadaverous pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Cadaverous- Synonyms Corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
Cadaverous- Antonyms robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
Concoct to prepare by combine ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
Concoct- Synonyms create, fashion, rusthe up
Crass coarse, unfeeling; stupid
Crass- Synonyms crude, tastless, oafish, obtuse
Crass- Antonyms refined, elegant, tastefuk, polished, brilliant
Debase to lower in character quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
Debase- Synonym cheapen,corrupt, demean, depreciate
Debase- Antonyms elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
Desecrate to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate, pollute
Desecrate- Synonyms profane, defile, violate
Desecrate- Antonyms revere, venerate, consecrate
Disconcert to confuse; to disturb the composure of
Disconcert- Synonyms upset, rattle, ruffle, faze
Disconcert- Antonyms relax, calm, put at ease
Grandiose grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompousaffection or grandeaur, absurdly exaggerated
Grandiose- Synonyms majesstic, bombastic, highfalutin
Grandiose- Antonyms simple, modest, humble
Inconsequential trifling; unimportant
Inconsequential- Synonyms trivial, negligible, paltry
Inconsequential- Antonyms importanta, essential, crucial
Infraction a breaking of a law or obligation
Infraction- Synonyms violation, transgression, offense
Mitigate to make milderor softer, to moderate in force or intensity
Mitigate- Synonyms lessen, relieve, alleviate
Mitigate- Antonyms aggravate. intensify, irritate, exacerbate
Pillage (v) to rob of goods by open force ( as in war ), plunder (n) the at of looting; booty
Pillage- Synonyms (v) ravage, sack, loot (n) booty
Prate to talk a great deal in foolish or aimless fashion
Prate- Synonyms prattle, blab, palaver
Prate- Antonyms come ot the point
Punctilious very careful and exact; attentive to the fine points of etiquette
Punctilious- Synonyms precise, scrupulous
Punctilious- Antonyms careless, perfunctory
Redoubtable inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
Redboubtable- Synonyms formidable, august
Redoubtable- Antonyms laughable, risible
Reprove to find fault with, scold, rebuke
Reprove- Synonyms chastise, upbraid, reproach
Reprove- Antonyms priase, commend, laud, pat on the back
Restitution to act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
Restitution- Synonyms reimbursement, redress, restoration
Stalwart (adj) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute (n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
Stalwart- Synonyms (adj) sturdy, staut, intrepid, valiant, (n) mainstay
Stalwart- Antonyms weak, infirm, irresloute, vacilliating
Vulnerable open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
Vulnerable- Synonyms defenseless, exposed, ungaurded
Vulnerable- Antonyms invincible, protected, safe, secure
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