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Unit 1 Vocabulary

Its LIT vocab...Get it...Okay.

TermDefinition
austere severe or stern in manner; without adournment or luxury; simple, plain; harsh or sour flavor
beneficient performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
cadaverous pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
concoct to prepare by combining ingredient, 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 sacrilage upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
disconcert to confuse, to disturb the composure of
grandiose grand in an impressive or stately way marked by prompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
inconsequential trifling, unimportant
infraction a breaking of a law or obligation
mitigate to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
pillage (v)to rob of goods by open force (as in war), pluder; (n) the act of looting; booty
prate to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
puntilious very careful and exact; attentive to the fine points of etiquette
redoubtable inspiring fear or awe; illustrates, eminent
reprove to find fault with, scold, rebuke
restitution the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former stat or position; making good on a loss or damage
stalwart strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person, a strong supporter; one who takes an uncomparing position
vulnerable open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected
austere synonyms forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned
austere antonyms mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyent
beneficient synonyms humanitarian, mangnanimous, charitable
beneficient antonyms selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
cadaverous synonyms corpse-like, wasted, haggard, emmaciated, ghastly
cadaverous antonyms robust, portly rosy, the picture of health
concoct synonyms create, fashion, rustle up
crass synonyms cheapen, corrupt
crass antonyms refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
debase synonyms upset, rattle, ruffle, faze
debase antonyms elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
desecrate synonyma profane, defile, violate
desecrate antonyms revere, venerate, consecrate
disconcert synonyms interruption
discocert antonyms relax calm, put at ease
grrandiose synonyms majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
grandiose antonyms simple, modest, humble
incosequential synonyms trivial, neglible, paltry
inconsequential antonyms important, essential, crucial
infraction synonyms violation, transgression, offense
mitigate synonyms lessen, relieve, alleviate
mitigate antonyms aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
pillage synonyms (v) ravage, sack, loot (n) booty
prate synonyms prattle, blab, palaver
prate antonyms come to the point
punctilious synonyms precise, scrupulous
puntilious antonyms careless, perfunctory
redoubtable synonyms formidable, august
redoutable antonyms laughable, risible
reprove synonyms chastise, upbraid, reproach
reprove antonyms praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
restitution synonyms reimbursement, redress, restoration
stalwart synonyms sturdy, stout, intrepid, valient, mainstay
stalwart antonyms weak, infirm, irresolute, vacilitating
vulnerable synonyms defenseless, exposed, unguarded
vulnerable antonyms invincible, protected, safe, secure
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