11th Grade Honors English - Vocab VII

Austere

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

Beneficent

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

Cadaverous

(adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

Concoct

(v) to prepare by combing ingredients, make up (as a 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

Prate

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

Punctilious

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

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; making 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