Sadlier Level F, Unit 7

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.) performing 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:* corpse-like, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
*ANTONYMS:* robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

concoct

(v.) to prepare by combining 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

(v.) 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

(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute

*SYNONYMS:* profane, defile, violate
*ANTONYMS:* revere, honor, venerate, consecrate

disconcert

(v.) 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

(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation

*SYNONYMS:* violation, transgression, breach, offense

mitigate

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

*SYNONYMS:* lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
*ANTONYMS:* aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacberate

pillage

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

*SYNONYMS:* (v) ravage, sack, loot (n) booty

prate

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

*SYNONYMS:* chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver
*ANTONYMS:* come to the point, not waste words

punctilious

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

*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

(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke

*SYNONYMS:* chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
*ANTONYMS:* praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

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

*SYNONYMS:* compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

stalwart

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

*SYNONYMS:* (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant (n.) mainstay
*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) 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