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Level F Unit 7 .
Sadlier Oxford Vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor | austere |
| performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good | beneficent |
| pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse | cadaverous |
| to prepare by combining ingredients, make up(as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate | concoct |
| coarse, unfeeling; stupid | crass |
| to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate | debase |
| to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute | desecrate |
| to confuse; to disturb the composure of | disconcert |
| grand in an impressive or stately way | grandiose |
| trifling, unimportant | inconsequential |
| a breaking of a law or an obligation | infration |
| to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity | mitigate |
| to rob of goods in open force (as in war), plunder | pillage |
| to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion | prate |
| very careful and exact, attentive to fine points or etiquette or propriety | punctilious |
| inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent | redoubtable |
| to find fault with, scold, rebuke | reprove |
| 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 | restitution |
| strong and sturdy; brave; resolute | stalwart |
| open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected | vulnerable |