Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 7

Study online at quizlet.com/_2cz2m

1. austere (adj.)severe or stern in manner; without 13. pillage (v.)to rob of goods by open force (as in war),
adornment or luxury, simple plain; harsh or plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty
sour syn. (v.) ravage, sack, loot; (n.) booty
syn. forbidding, rigorous, puritanical,
14. prate (v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless
ascetic, unadorned, subdued
fashion
ant. mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
syn. chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver
2. beneficent (adj.)performing acts of kindness or charity; ant. come to the point, not waste words
conferring benefits, doing good
15. punctilious (adj.) very careful and extract, attentive to fine
syn. humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
points of etiquette or propriety
ant. selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
syn. precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
3. cadaverous (adj.)pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse ant. careless, negligent, lax, prefunctory
syn. corpselike, wasted, haggard,
16. redoubtable (adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminet
emaciated, ghastly
syn. formidable, fearsome, awesome, august
ant. robust, portly, rosy, the picture of
ant. laughable, risible, contemptible
health
17. reprove (v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke
4. concoct (v.)to prepare by combining ingredients,
syn. chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
make up (as dish); to devise, invent,
ant. praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
fabricate
syn. create, fashion, rustle up 18. restitution (n.) the act of restoring someone or something
to the rightful owner or to a former state or
5. crass (adj.)coarse, unfeeling; stupid
position; makin good on a loss or damage
syn. crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
syn. compensation, reimbursement, redress,
ant. refined, elegant, tasteful, polished,
restoration
brilliant
19. stalwart (adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a
6. debase (v.)to lower in character, quality or value; to
brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one
degrade, adulterate; to cause to
who takes an uncompromising position
deteriorate
syn. (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.)
syn. cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
mainstay
ant. elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
ant. (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
7. desecrate (v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat
20. vulnerable (adj.) open to attack; capable of being
irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
wounded or damaged; unprotected
syn. profane, defile, violate
syn. defenseless, exposed, unguarded
ant. revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
ant. invincible, protected, safe, secure
8. disconcert (v.)to confuse; to disturb the composure of
syn. upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
ant. relax, calm, put at ease
9. grandiose (adj.)grand in an impressive or stately way;
marked by pompous affectation or
grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
syn. majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
ant. simple, modest, unaffected, humble
10. inconsequential (adj.)trifling, unimportant
syn. trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
ant. important, essential, crucial, vital
11. infraction (n.)a breaking of a law or obligation
syn. violation, transgression, breach,
offense
12. mitigate (v.)to make milder or softer, to moderate in
force or intensity
syn. lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
ant. aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate