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Vocab! Unit 1
stuff we should know for this class!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of austere? | Severe or strict in manner, attitude, and/or appearance. |
| What is the definition of beneficent? | Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits; doing good. |
| What does cadaverous mean? | Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse. Pretty much you look dead. |
| What does concoct mean? | To prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish), to devise, invent, and/or fabricate. |
| Which synonym does this go with? "Corpse-like, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly." | Cadaverous |
| Which antonym does this go with? "Mild,indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant." | Austere |
| Which synonym does this go with? "Rustle up, fashion, create" | Concoct |
| Which antonym goes with this? "Selfish, cruel,harmful,deleterious" | Beneficent |
| What does crass mean? | Coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| What does desecrate mean? | To commit sacrilege upon,treat irreverently, to contaminate, pollute. |