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vocab 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to commit sacrilege, to treat irreverently, to profane, defile |
| inconsequential | trifling, unimportant, trivial, negligible, petty |
| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients, to devise, invent, create, fashion, fabricate, rustle up |
| disconcert | to confuse, disturb the composure of, to upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb |
| cadaverous | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly |
| grandiose | grand in an impressive/stately way, marked by pompous affectation/grandeur, absurdly exaggerated, majestic, bombastic, highfalutin |
| debase | to lower in character, quality, or value, to degrade, adulterate, to cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate |
| beneficent | performing acts of kindness/charity, conferring benefits, doing good, humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable |
| crass | coarse, unfeeling, stupid, crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse |
| desist | to cease doing something, forbear, stop, discontinue, refrain, suspend |
| austere | severe/stern in manner, without adornment/luxury, simple, harsh, forbidding, rigorous, ascetic, unadorned |
| infraction | a breaking of a law/obligation, violation, transgression, breach, offense |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear/awe, formidable, fearsome, awesome |
| pillage | to rob of goods by open force, plunder, act of looting, booty, to ravage, sack, loot |
| vulnerable | open to attack, capable of being wounded/damaged, unprotected, defenseless, exposed, unguarded |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services, to defray expenses, salary, wage, allowance, emolument |
| prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish/aimless fashion, to chatter, prattle, blab, babble, palaver |
| restitution | the act of restoring something to the rightful owner, making good for loss/damage, compensation, reimbursement, redress |
| punctilious | very careful/exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette/propriety, precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky |
| stalwart | strong, sturdy, brave, resolute, strong supporter, stout, intrepid, valiant, mainstay |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke,to chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach |
| mitigate | to make milder/softer, moderate in force/intensity, to lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish |
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