Vocab Unit 7 - Junior

austere (adj)

severe or stern in manner; harsh or sour in flavor

beneficent (adj)

preforming acts of kindness or charity; charitable

cadaverous (adj)

resembling a corpse

concoct (v)

to prepare by combining ingredients; create

crass (adj)

crude, vulgar, tasteless (acting like an ass)

debase (v)

to degrade; depreciate

desecrate (v)

to contaminate, pollute, or violate

disconcert (v)

to confuse

grandiose (adj)

absurdly exaggerated **austere is an antonym

inconsequential (adj)

unimportant

infraction (n)

a breaking of law or obligation; violation or offense

mitigate (v)

to make milder; lessen

pillage (v) (n)

v - to rob of goods by open force (as in war)

n - the act of robbing

**when you’re stealing smth, but you’re going right up to that person and telling that person that you’re going to steal that thing, and then just taking it. (not being sneaky about it

prate (v)

to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion; chatter or blabber

punctilious (adj)

very careful and exact; precise

redoubtable (adj)

inspiring fear or awe; fearsome

reprove (v)

to find fault with, scold; chastise

restitution (n)

making good on a loss or damage; compensation or reimbursement

stalwart (adj) (n)

adj - strong, sturdy, and brave

n - a strong, brave person

vulnerable (adj)

capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected or defenseless