Vocabulary Unit #7 Words and Definitions

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Vocabulary Unit #7
adj.—severe or stern in manner; without
 
adornment or luxury, simple, plain;
 
harsh or sour in flavor
Synonym:  forbidding; puritanical
The 
austere
 clothing and conduct of the
Puritans expressed their humility.
austere
adj.—performing acts of kindness or charity;
 
conferring benefits; doing good
Synonym: charitable
From them I learned that purely 
beneficent
acts can require as much hard work as a nine-
to-five job.
beneficent
adj.—pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Synonym: corpselike; emaciated
The rescued captives were weak from hunger
and 
cadaverous
 in appearance.
cadaverous
v.—to prepare by combining ingredients,
 
make up (as a dish); to devise, invent,
 
fabricate
Synonym: create
He 
concocts
 a savory stew with fresh herbs
and vegetables from the garden.
concoct
adj.—coarse, unfeeling; stupid
Synonym: crude; tasteless
We feel that the positions of our representative
show a 
crass
 indifference to our problems.
crass
v.—to lower in character, quality, or value; to
 
degrade, adulterate; to cause to
 
deteriorate
Synonym: cheapen, corrupt
Every time a new rule is introduced in a popular
sport, there are fans who say it will 
debase
 the
game.
debase
v.—to commit sacrilege upon, treat
 
irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
Synonym: violate; defile
The search continues for the vandals who
desecrated
 the cemetery.
desecrate
v.—to confuse; to disturb the composure of
Synonym: upset; rattle
They had hoped to 
disconcert
 him with an
unexpected question, but he was well
prepared.
disconcert
adj.—grand in an impressive or stately way;
 
marked by pompous affectation or
 
grandeur; absurdly exaggerated
Synonym: majestic; bombastic
In how many stories, I wonder, does an
ambitious villain become the victim of
grandiose 
plans?
grandiose
adj.—trifling; unimportant
Synonym: trivial
Feel free to ignore the 
inconsequential
details, provided that you know exactly
which ones they are.
inconsequential
n.—breaking of a law or obligation
Synonym: violation; offense
His uncle paid a fine for his 
infraction 
of the
local recycling regulations.
infraction
v.—to make milder or softer, to moderate in
 
force or intensity
Synonym: lessen; alleviate
I had hoped to 
mitigate
 her anger by offering
an apology.
mitigate
v.—to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
n.—the act of looting
Synonym: (v.) ravage
 
      (n.) booty
The commanding officer warned his troops not to 
pillage
the conquered city.
In Europe during the Dark Ages, 
pillage
 and murder became
facts of life.
pillage
v.—to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless
 
fashion
Synonym: prattle; blab
He would 
prate
 endlessly about the past but
say nothing useful about our present
dilemma.
prate
adj.—very careful and exact; attentive to
 
fine points of etiquette
Synonym: precise; scrupulous
Martha Stewart is so 
punctilious
 when it
comes to planning a dinner party that it
takes her hours to prepare the table for her
guests.
punctilious
adj.—inspiring fear or awe; illustrious
Synonym:  formidable; august
As a ruler he was 
redoubtable
, but, like all
such rulers, he was not much loved.
redoubtable
v.—to find fault with, scold, rebuke
Synonym: chastise, reproach
She 
reproved
 her staff for having followed
orders blindly.
reprove
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
Synonym: reimbursement, redress
They made 
restitution
 for the damage to
the car but never fully regained the
friendship of its owner.
restitution
adj.—strong and sturdy; brave
n.—a brave, strong person; a strong supporter
Synonym: (adj.) sturdy
 
       (n.) mainstay
She became as 
stalwart
 on the basketball court as she was
quick at mathematical puzzles.
The enemy had broken through our first line but was repulsed
by the 
stalwarts 
defending the gates.
stalwart
adj.—open to attack; capable of being
 
wounded or damaged, unprotected
Synonym: defenseless, unguarded
Those brave enough to have opposed the
dictator’s rise now found themselves in a
vulnerable
 position.
vulnerable
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Explore the meanings of vocabulary words from Unit #7: austere, beneficent, cadaverous, concoct, crass, debase, desecrate, disconcert, and grandiose. Each word is accompanied by its definition, synonyms, and example sentences.

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  1. Vocabulary Unit #7

  2. austere adj. severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor Synonym: forbidding; puritanical The austere clothing and conduct of the Puritans expressed their humility.

  3. beneficent adj. performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits; doing good Synonym: charitable From them I learned that purely beneficent acts can require as much hard work as a nine- to-five job.

  4. cadaverous adj. pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse Synonym: corpselike; emaciated The rescued captives were weak from hunger and cadaverous in appearance.

  5. concoct v. to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate Synonym: create He concocts a savory stew with fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden.

  6. crass adj. coarse, unfeeling; stupid Synonym: crude; tasteless We feel that the positions of our representative show a crass indifference to our problems.

  7. debase v. to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate Synonym: cheapen, corrupt Every time a new rule is introduced in a popular sport, there are fans who say it will debase the game.

  8. desecrate v. to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute Synonym: violate; defile The search continues for the vandals who desecrated the cemetery.

  9. disconcert v. to confuse; to disturb the composure of Synonym: upset; rattle They had hoped to disconcert him with an unexpected question, but he was well prepared.

  10. grandiose adj. grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur; absurdly exaggerated Synonym: majestic; bombastic In how many stories, I wonder, does an ambitious villain become the victim of grandiose plans?

  11. inconsequential adj. trifling; unimportant Synonym: trivial Feel free to ignore the inconsequential details, provided that you know exactly which ones they are.

  12. infraction n. breaking of a law or obligation Synonym: violation; offense His uncle paid a fine for his infraction of the local recycling regulations.

  13. mitigate v. to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity Synonym: lessen; alleviate I had hoped to mitigate her anger by offering an apology.

  14. pillage v. to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder n. the act of looting Synonym: (v.) ravage (n.) booty The commanding officer warned his troops not to pillage the conquered city. In Europe during the Dark Ages, pillage and murder became facts of life.

  15. prate v. to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion Synonym: prattle; blab He would prate endlessly about the past but say nothing useful about our present dilemma.

  16. punctilious adj. very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette Synonym: precise; scrupulous Martha Stewart is so punctilious when it comes to planning a dinner party that it takes her hours to prepare the table for her guests.

  17. redoubtable adj. inspiring fear or awe; illustrious Synonym: formidable; august As a ruler he was redoubtable, but, like all such rulers, he was not much loved.

  18. reprove v. to find fault with, scold, rebuke Synonym: chastise, reproach She reproved her staff for having followed orders blindly.

  19. 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 Synonym: reimbursement, redress They made restitution for the damage to the car but never fully regained the friendship of its owner.

  20. stalwart adj. strong and sturdy; brave n. a brave, strong person; a strong supporter Synonym: (adj.) sturdy (n.) mainstay She became as stalwart on the basketball court as she was quick at mathematical puzzles. The enemy had broken through our first line but was repulsed by the stalwarts defending the gates.

  21. vulnerable adj. open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged, unprotected Synonym: defenseless, unguarded Those brave enough to have opposed the dictator s rise now found themselves in a vulnerable position.

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