WCHS Unit 7-F Word Scramble
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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 |
conconct | (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 by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
inconsequential | (adj.) trifling, unimportant |
infraction | (n.) a breaking of a law or obligation |
mitigate | (v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate force or intensity |
pillage | (v.) to rob of good by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty(v.) to rob of good by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty |
prate | (v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
punctilious | (adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
redoubtable | (adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
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.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position |
vulnerable | (adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
reprove | (v.) to find fault with |
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