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Ch.1 Vocab Lit
Lit class vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Austere | Severe or stern in manner |
| Austere(Synonym) | Forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, unadorned |
| Austere(Antonym) | Luxurious, flamboyant |
| Beneficent | Performing acts of kindness/charity; conferring benefits. doing good. |
| Beneficent(Antonym) | Selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious. |
| Beneficent(Synonym) | Humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable. |
| Cadaverous | Pale, gaunt; Resembling a corpse. |
| Cadaverous(Synonym) | Corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly. |
| Cadaverous(Antonym) | Robust, portly, rosy; The picture of health. |
| Concoct | To prepare by combines of ingredients, make up ( as a dish ); To devise, invent, fabricate. |
| Concoct(Synonym) | Create, fashion, rustle up. |
| Crass | Coarse,unfeeling;stupid |
| Crass(Synonym) | Crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse. |
| Crass(Antonym) | Refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant. |
| Debase | To lower in character/ quality of value; To degrade, adulterate, cause to deteriorate. |
| Debase(Synonym) | Cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate. |
| Debase(Antonym) | Elevate, uplift, improve, enhance. |
| Desecrate | To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate/pollute. |
| Desecrate(Synonym) | Profane, defile, violate. |
| Desecrate(Antonym) | Revere,venerate,consecrate |
| Disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| Disconcert(Synonym) | upset, rattle, raffle, faze |
| Disconcert(Antonym) | relax, calm, put at ease |
| Grandiose | grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
| Grandiose(Synonym) | majestic, bombastic, highfalutin |
| Grandiose(Antonym) | simple, modest, humble |
| Inconsequential | trifling, unimportant |
| Inconsequential(Synonym) | trivial, negligible, paltry |
| Inconsequential(Antonym) | important, essential, crucial |
| Infraction | a breaking of a law or of an obligation |
| Infraction(Synonym) | violation, transgression, offense |
| Mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
| Mitigate(Synonym) | lessen, relieve, alleviate |
| Mitigate(Antonym) | aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate |
| Pillage | to rob of goods by open force (n)- the act of looting, booty |
| Pillage(Synonym) | ravage, sack, loot |
| Prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| Prate(Synonym) | prattle, blab, palaver |
| Prate(Antonym) | come to the point |
| Punctilious | very careful and exact; attentive to the fine points of eitiquette |
| Punctilious(Synonym) | precise, scrupulous |
| Punctilious(Antonym) | careless, perfunctory |
| Redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| Redoubtable(Synonym) | formidable, august |
| Redoubtable(Antonym) | laughable, risible |
| Reprove | to find fault with, scold rebuke |
| Reprove(Synonym) | chastise, upbraid, reproach |
| Reprove(Antonym) | praise, commend, laud, pat on the back |
| Restitution | the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state of position; making good on a loss or damage |
| Restitution(Synonym) | reimbursement, redress, restoration |
| Stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave, resolute (n)- a brave, strong person; strong supporter; one who takes an uncomprimising position |
| Stalwart(Synonym) | sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant |
| Stalwart(Antonym) | weak, infirm, irresolute, vacilliating |
| Vulnerable | open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected |
| Vulnerable(Synonym) | defenseless, exposed, unguarded |
| Vulnerable(Antonym) | invincible, protected, safe, secure |
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