Study Vocab Unit 7 Flash Cards

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Vocab Unit 7

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

vulnerable

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

stalwart

(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

restitution

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

reprove

(adj.) inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, eminent

redoubtable

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

punctilious

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

prate

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

pillage

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

mitigate

(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation

infraction

(adj.) trifling, unimportant

inconsequential

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

grandiose

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

disconcert

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

desecrate

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

debase

(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid

crass

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

concoct

(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse

cadaverous

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

beneficent

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

austere

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