Lesson 11 7
Terms
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- prate
- (v) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
- crass
- (adj) coarse, unfeeling; stupid
- vulnerable
- (adj) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
- infraction
- (n) a breaking of a law or obligation
- austere
- (adj) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
- concoct
- (v) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
- 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
- desecrate
- (v) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
- stalwart
- (adj) stong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an umcompromising position
- 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
- beneficent
- (adj) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
- redoubtable
- (adj) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
- debase
- (v) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
- 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
- punctilious
- (adj) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
- reprove
- (v) to find fault with, scold, rebuke
- cadaverous
- (adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse