Vocabulary F Unit 7

Includes whether it is a noun, verb, adjective

Austere

Austere

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

Beneficent

(adj.) Preforming 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

Crass

(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid

Debase

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

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