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Vocab Units 7&8
Sadlier Vocab Units 7&8 Level F (definition and part of speech)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| austere (adj.) | severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |
| beneficent (adj.) | performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
| cadaverous (adj.) | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| concoct (v.) | to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
| crass (adj.) | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| debase (v.) | to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
| desecrate (v.) | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
| disconcert (v.) | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| grandiose (adj.) | grand in an impressive or stately way; marked bu pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
| inconsequential (adj.) | trifiling, unimportant |
| infraction (n.) | a breaking of a law or obligation |
| mitigate (n. ) | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
| pillage (v.) (n.) | to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder the act of looting; booty |
| prate (v.) | to talk a great deal in foolish or aimless fashion |
| punctilious (adj.) | very careful and exact, attentive to fin points of etiquette |
| redoubtable (adj.) | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| reprove (v.) | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| restitution (n.) | 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 (adj.) (n.) | strong and sturdy; brave; resolute a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position |
| vulnerable (adj.) | open to attack, capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
| acrimonious (adj.) | stinging, bitter in temper or tone |
| bovine (adj.) | resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive |
| consternation (n.) | dismay, confusion |
| corpulent (adj.) | fat; having a large, bulky body |
| disavow (v.) | to deny responsibility for or connection with |
| dispassionate (adj.) | impartial; calm free from emotion |
| dissension (n.) | disagreement, sharp difference of opinion |
| dissipate (v.) | to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure |
| expurgate (v.) | to remove objectionable passages or words form a written text; to cleanse, purify |
| gauntlet (n.) | an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal |
| hypothetical (adj.) | based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation |
| ignoble (adj.) | mean, low, base |
| impugn (v.) | to call into question; to attack as false |
| intemperate (adj.) | immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement |
| odium (n.) | hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct |
| perfidy (n.) | faithlessness, treachery |
| relegate (v.) | to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish |
| squeamish (adj.) | inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined |
| subservient (adj.) | subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end |
| susceptible (adj.) | open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance |
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