1. Vocabulary Unit 7

2. austere -------------------------------- severe or stern in manner
without adornment
simple
plain
Puritanical
Ascetic
unadorned
luxurious
Flamboyant
Indulgent

3. beneficent Performing acts of kindness or charity
Humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
Selfish, cruel, deleterious

4. cadaverous pale gaunt resembling a corpse Emaciated ghastly
robust
the picture of health
Portly
rosy

5. concoct to prepare by combining ingredients to devise to fabricate
to contrive
to create
To rustle up
To fashion

6. crass Course, unfeeling Stupid Crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
Refined, elegant, tasteful, brilliant, polished

7. debase
Lower in character, quality, or value; degrade, adulterate, cause to deteriorate
Cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
Elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

8. desecrate to commit sacrilege upon To contaminate To pollute defile
violate
To revere
To venerate
to consecrate

9. disconcert to confuse to disturb the composure of
to upset, ruffle, faze or rattle
to calm
to put at ease

10. grandiose grand in an impressive or stately way absurdly exaggerated
Majestic
Bombastic
highfalutin
simple
modest
humble

11. inconsequential trifling unimportant trivial negligible paltry
crucial
Important
essential

12. infraction a breaking of the law or obligation violation transgression
offense
breach

13. mitigate to make milder to moderate in force or intensity
to lessen, relieve, alleviate
to aggravate
to intensify
To exacerbate

14. pillage to rob of goods by open force (as in war) to plunder to ravage
to loot
the act of looting; booty

15. prate to talk a good deal in foolish or aimless fashion to palaver
to prattle
to blabber
to come to the point

16. punctilious very careful and exact attentive to etiquette or propriety
precise
scrupulous
careless
perfunctory

17. Redoubtable Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
Formidable, august
Laughable, risible

18. Reprove To find fault with, scold, rebuke Chastise, upbraid, reproach
Praise, commend, laud

19. restitution making good on a loss or damage redress reimbursement
restoration

20. stalwart strong, sturdy; brave; resolute
one who takes an uncompromising position
Valiant, intrepid
mainstay
Weak, infirm
vacillating

21. vulnerable open to attack unprotected defenseless unguarded
invincible
protected
safe, secure