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Lit Vocab
First set of vocablulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Austere: definition | severe or stern in manner, without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour flavor |
| Austere: synonyms | forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned |
| Austere: antonyms | mild, indulgent, luxurious, flambouyant |
| Beneficent: definition | performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
| Beneficent: synonyms | humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable |
| Beneficent: antonyms | selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious |
| Cadaverous: definition | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| Cadaverous: synonyms | corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly |
| Cadaverous: antonyms | robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health |
| Concoct: definition | to prepare by combines ingredients, make up (as a dish), ; to devise, fabricate |
| Concoct: synonyms | create, fashion, rustle up |
| Crass: definition | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| Crass: synonyms | crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse |
| Crass: antonyms | refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant |
| Debase: definition | to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
| Debase: synonyms | cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate |
| Debase: antonyms | elevate, uplift, improve, enhance |
| Desecrate: definition | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
| Desecrate: synonyms | profane, defile, violate |
| Desecrate: antonyms | revere, venerate, consecrate |
| Disconcert: definition | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| Disconcert: synonyms | upset, rattle, raffle, faze |
| Disconcert: antonyms | relax, calm, put at ease |
| Grandiose: definition | grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
| Grandiose: synonyms | majestic, bombastic, highfalutin |
| Grandiose: antonyms | simple, modest, humble |