Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level F Units 7-12 Save

Austere

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

Synonyms: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued

Antonyms: mild indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

Beneficent

(adj.) preforming acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

Synonyms: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

Antonyms: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

Cadaverous

(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Synonyms: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly

Antonyms: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

Concoct

(verb) to prepare by combing ingredients, make up (as a dish), to devise, invent, fabricate

Synonyms: create, fashion, rustle up

Crass

(adj.) coarse, unfeeling, stupid

Synonyms: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse

Antonyms: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

Debase

(verb) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate

Synonyms: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate

Antonyms: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

Desecrate

(verb) To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate, pollute

Synonyms: profane, defile, violate

Antonyms: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate

Disconcert

(verb) to confuse; to disturb the composure of

Synonyms: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb

Antonyms: relax, calm, put at ease

Grandiose

(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

Synonyms: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

Antonyms: simple, modest, unaffected, humble

Inconsequential

(adj.) trifling, unimportant

Synonyms: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry

Antonyms: important, essential, crucial, vital

Infraction

(noun) a breaking of a law or obligation

Synonyms: violation, transgression, breach, offense

Mitigate

(verb) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

Synonyms: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish

Antonyms: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

Pillage

(verb) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting; booty

Synonyms: ravage, sack, loot

Prate

(verb) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion

Synonyms: chatter, prattle, blab blabber, palaver

Antonyms: come to point, not waste words

Punctilious

(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or property

Synonyms: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky

Antonyms: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory

Redoubtable

(adj.) inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, eminent

Synonyms: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august

Antonyms: laughable, risible, contemptible

Reprove

(verb) to find fault with, scold, rebuke

Synonyms: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach

Antonyms: praise, commend, laud, pat on back

Restitution

(noun) act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loan or a damage

Synonyms: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

Stalwart

(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave person; a strong supporter; one who takes and uncompromising position

Synonyms: sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; mainstay

Antonyms: weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

Vulnerable

(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

Synonyms: defenseless, exposed, unguarded

Antonyms: invincible, protected, safe, secure

Acrimonious

(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone

Synonyms: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish

Antonyms: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

Bovine

(adj.) Resembling a cow or an ox; sluggish, unresponsive

Synonyms: stolid, dull, slow stupid

Antonyms: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick

Consternation

(noun) dismay, confusion

Synonyms: shock, amazement, bewilderment

Antonyms: calm, composure, aplomb

Corpulent

(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body

Synonyms: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

Antonyms: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

Disavow

(verb) to deny responsibility for or connection with

Synonyms: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure

Antonyms: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

Dispassionate

(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion

Synonyms: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

Antonyms: committed, engaged, partial, biased