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Lit Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Austere | 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, flamboyant |
| Beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
| Beneficent synonyms | humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable |
| Beneficent antonyms | selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious |
| Cadaverous | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| Cadaverous synonyms | corpse like, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly |
| Cadaverous antonyms | robust, portly, rosy, picture of health |
| Concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients, makeup (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
| Concoct synonyms | create, fashion, rustle up |
| Crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| Crass synonyms | crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse |
| Crass antonyms | refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant |
| Debase | to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate, to cause to deteriorate |
| Debase synoyms | cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate |
| Debase antonyms | elevate, uplift, improve, enhance |
| Disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| Disconcert synonyms | upset, rattle, ruffle, faze |
| Disconcert antonyms | relax, calm, put at ease |
| Desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
| Desecrate synonyms | profane, defile, violate |
| Desecrate antonyms | revere, venerate, consecrate |
| Grandiose | grand an impressive or stately way |
| Grandiose synonyms | majestic, bombastic |
| Grandiose antonyms | simple, modest, humble |
| Inconsequential | trifling, unimportant |
| Inconsequential synonyms | trivial, negligible, paltry |
| Inconsequential antonyms | important, essential, crucial |
| Infraction | a breaking of a law of an obligation |
| Infraction synonyms | violation, transgression, offense |
| Mitigate | to make milder or softer, moderate in force or intensity |
| Mitigate synonyms | lesson, relieve, alleviate |
| Mitigate antonyms | aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate |
| Pillage | v. to rob of goods by open force (war), plunder n. act of looting, booty |
| Pillage synonyms | v. ravage, sack, loot n. booty |
| Prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| Prate synonyms | prattle, blab, palaver |
| Prate antonyms | come to 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 |
| Redoubtable synonyms | formidable, august |
| Redoubtable antonyms | laughable, risible |
| Reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| Reprove synonyms | chastise, upbraid, reproach |
| Reprove antonyms | praise, commend, laud, pat on the back |
| Restitution | act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss |
| Restitution synonyms | reimbursement, redress, restoration |
| Stalwart | adj. strong and sturdy; brave; resolute n. a brave, strong person |
| Stalwart synoynms | adj. sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant n. mainstay |
| Stalwart antonyms | adj. weak, infirm, irresolute, vaciliating |
| Vulnerable | open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
| Vulnerable synonyms | defenseless, exposed, unguarded |
| Vulnerable antonyms | invincible, protected, safe, secure |
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