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Vocab

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Definition
Synonyms
Antonyms
beneficent   performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good   show selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious  
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show 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   show
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crass   show 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   show
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desecrate   to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute   show revere, honor, venerate, consecrate  
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disconcert   show 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   show
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inconsequential   trifling, unimportant   trivial, negligible, petty, paltry   show
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infraction   show 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   show
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pillage   to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting, booty   show None (Pillage)  
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prate   to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion   show 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   show
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show inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent   formidable, fearsome, awesome, august   laughable, risible, contemptible  
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show 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   show
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show 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   show 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   show
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