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Lit Vocab Unit 1
1st vocab set in Literature.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Austere | Severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour flavor |
| Beneficent | Performing acts of charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
| Cadaverous | Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| Concoct | To prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish), to devise, invent, fabricate |
| Crass | Coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| Debase | to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
| Desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
| Disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| Grandiose | Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated. |
| Inconsequential | Trifling, unimportant |
| Infraction | A breaking of law or obligation |
| Mitigate | To make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity. |
| Pillage | To rob of goods by open force; plunder. The act of looting. |
| Prate | To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| Punctilious | Very careful and exact; attentive to the fine points of etiquette. |
| Redoubtable | Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| Reprove | To find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| Restitution | The act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage |
| Stalwart | Strong with a sturdy, brave, resolute; a brave, strong, person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position. |
| Vulnerable | Ope to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |