Vocabulary lesson 7 English III, Fall 2025

austere

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

beneficent

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

cadaverous

(adj.)pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

concoct

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

crass

(adj.)coarse, unfeeling; stupid

debase

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

desecrate

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

disconcert

(v.)to confuse; to disturb the composure of

grandiose

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

inconsequential

(adj.)trifling, unimportant

infraction

(n.)a breaking of a law or obligation

mitigate

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

pillage

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

syn. (v.) ravage, sack, loot; (n.) booty

prate

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

punctilious

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

redoubtable

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

reprove

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

restitution

(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; makin good on a loss or damage

stalwart

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

vulnerable

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