Jachym Wright - Vocab Unit 7

austere

Severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury; simple, harsh.

beneficent

Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good.

cadaverous

Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse.

concoct

To prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent.

crass

Coarse, unfeeling; stupid.

debase

To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate.

desecrate

To commit sacrilege; to treat irreverently.

desist

To cease doing something; to forbear.

disconcert

To confuse; to disturb the composure of.

grandiose

Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated.

inconsequential

Trifling, unimportant.

infraction

A breaking of a law or obligation.

mitigate

To make milder or softer; to moderate in force or intensity.

pillage

To rob of goods by open force (as in war); plunder.

prate

To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion.

punctilious

Very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety.

redoubtable

Inspiring fear or awe.

reprove

To find fault with, scold, rebuke.

restitution

The act of restoring something to the rightful owner; making good for loss or damage.

stalwart

Strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a strong supporter.

stipend

A fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses.

vulnerable

Open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected.