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austere

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

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syn. forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued

austere

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ant. mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

austere

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beneficent

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

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syn. humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

beneficent

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ant. selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

beneficent

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cadaverous

(adj.)pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

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syn. corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly

cadaverous

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ant. robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

cadaverous

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concoct

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

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syn. create, fashion, rustle up

concoct

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crass

(adj.)coarse, unfeeling; stupid

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syn. crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse

crass

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ant. refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

crass

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debase

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

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syn. cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate

debase

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ant. elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

debase

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desecrate

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

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syn. profane, defile, violate

desecrate

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ant. revere, honor, venerate, consecrate

desecrate

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disconcert

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

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syn. upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb

disconcert

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ant. relax, calm, put at ease

disconcert

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grandiose

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

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syn. majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

grandiose

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ant. simple, modest, unaffected, humble

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inconsequential

(adj.)trifling, unimportant

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syn. trivial, negligible, petty, paltry

inconsequential

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ant. important, essential, crucial, vital

inconsequential

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infraction

(n.)a breaking of a law or obligation

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syn. violation, transgression, breach, offense

infraction

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mitigate

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

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syn. lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish

mitigate

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ant. aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

mitigate

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pillage

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

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

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prate

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

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syn. chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver

prate

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ant. come to the point, not waste words

prate

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punctilious

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

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syn. precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky

punctilious

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ant. careless, negligent, lax, prefunctory

punctilious

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redoubtable

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

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syn. formidable, fearsome, awesome, august

redoubtable

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ant. laughable, risible, contemptible

redoubtable

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reprove

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

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syn. chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach

reprove

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ant. praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

reprove

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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

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syn. compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

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stalwart

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

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syn. (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.) mainstay

stalwart

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ant. (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

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vulnerable

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

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syn. defenseless, exposed, unguarded

vulnerable

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ant. invincible, protected, safe, secure

vulnerable