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| beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good | humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable | selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
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| cadaverous | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse | corpse-like, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly | robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
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| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate | create, fashion, rustle up | None (Concoct)
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| crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid | crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse | refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
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| debase | to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate | cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate | elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
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| desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute | profane, defile, violate | revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
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| disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of | upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb | relax, calm, put at ease
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| grandiose | grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated | majestic, bombastic, highfalutin | simple, modest, unaffected, humble
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| inconsequential | trifling, unimportant | trivial, negligible, petty, paltry | important, essential, crucial, vital
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| infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation | violation, transgression, breach, offense | None(infraction)
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| mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity | lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish | aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacberate
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| pillage | to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting, booty | to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting, booty | None (Pillage)
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| prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion | chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver | come to the point, not waste words
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| punctilious | very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety | precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky | careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory
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| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent | formidable, fearsome, awesome, august | laughable, risible, contemptible
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| reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke | chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach | praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
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| 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 | compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration | None (Restitution)
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| stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong, person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position | sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant, mainstay | weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
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| vulnerable | open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected | defenseless, exposed, unguarded | invincible, protected, safe, secure
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| austere | (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor | forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued | mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
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