austere adjective severe or stern in manner without adornment or luxury simple plain harsh or sour in flavor SYN forbidding ID: 695661
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Vocabulary
Level F Unit 7Slide2
austere
(adjective) severe or stern in manner;
without adornment or luxury, simple,
plain; harsh or sour
in flavorSYN: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subduedANT: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
The Puritans dressed in
an
austere manner.Slide3
beneficent
(adjective) performing
acts of kindness or
charity; conferring
benefits, doing goodSYN: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitableANT: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
Bill
Gates is known as a
beneficent
humanitarian.Slide4
cadaverous
(adjective) pale,
gaunt, resembling a corpseSYN: corpselike,
wasted, haggard,
emaciated, ghastlyANT: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
Pictures
of the cadaverous
Holocaust
victims shocked
the
world
during World War II.Slide5
concoct
(verb) to prepare by combining
ingredients, make up (as a dish); to
devise, invent,
fabricateSYN: create, fashion, rustle up
Paula
Deen
has made a fortune by concocting delicious dishes
for
her television show.Slide6
crass
(adjective) coarse,
unfeeling; stupidSYN: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish,
obtuse
ANT: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant The crass nature of the press today is enough to discourage anyone from running for office.Slide7
debase
(verb) to lower in character, quality,
or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause
to deteriorate
SYN: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciateANT: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
Don’t debase your character by associating with undesirable people.Slide8
desecrate
(verb) to commit sacrilege upon,
treat irreverently; to contaminate,
pollute
SYN:
profane, defile, violateANT: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate Vandals desecrated
tombstones that were over 100 years old.Slide9
disconcert
(verb) to confuse; to disturb the
composure ofSYN: upset, rattle,
ruffle
, faze, perturb
ANT: relax, calm, put at easePolitical guests often find Bill O’Reilly’s questions disconcerting.
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grandiose
Many country western singers have grandiose dreams of
making it big in Nashville.
(adjective) grand in an
impressive or stately
way; marked by
pompous affection
or grandeur,
absurdly
exaggerated
SYN:
majestic,
bombastic
,
highfalutin
ANT:
simple, modest
,
unaffected, humbleSlide11
inconsequential
(adjective) trifling, unimportantSYN:
trivial, negligible, petty,
paltry
ANT: important, essential, crucial, vital Many of the details you included in the report were
inconsequential and unimportant. Slide12
infraction
(noun) a breaking of a law or obligation
SYN: violation,
transgression,
breach, offense It is rare that the referees will catch every infraction on the court.Slide13
mitigate
(verb) to make milder or softer, to
moderate in force or intensitySYN: lessen, relieve,
alleviate
,
diminishANT: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate The judge decided to
mitigate her sentence because she had shown good behavior. Slide14
pillage
(verb) to rob of goods by open
force (as in war), plunder; (noun)
the act of
looting; bootySYN: (verb) ravage, sack, loot; (noun) booty
After the riots, looters began to pillage the town.Slide15
prate(verb) to talk a great
deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
SYN: chatter, prattle, blab
, blabber,
palaverANT: come to the point, not waste words
After she got home from school, she did nothing but prate on the phone for hours. Slide16
punctilious(adjective) very careful
and exact, attentive to fine points of
etiquette or proprietySYN: precise,
scrupulous
, exacting, fussy, finickyANT: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory
The soldier’s job required exact attention to detail. Slide17
redoubtable
The people felt as if it was time for their redoubtable
leader to step down.
(adjective) inspiring fear
or awe; illustrious, eminentSYN: formidable, fearsome, awesome, augustANT: laughable, risible, contemptibleSlide18
reprove
(verb) to find fault with, scold, rebukeSYN:
chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
ANT:
praise,
commend, laud, pat on the back The teacher reproved her students for misbehaving.Slide19
restitution(noun) the act of
restoring someone or something to the
rightful owner or to a former state or
position; making
good on a loss or damageSYN: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
The teen was ordered by the judge to provide restitution for the property
that he destroyed.Slide20
stalwart(adjective) strong and
sturdy; brave; resolute; (noun) a brave, strong
person; a strong supporter; one who
takes an
uncompromising positionSYN: (adjective) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (noun) mainstayANT: (adjective) weak,
infirm, irresolute, vacillating
She will be a stalwart addition
to our committee based on her
past voting record.Slide21
vulnerable(adjective) open to
attack; capable of being wounded or
damaged; unprotected
SYN:
defenseless,
exposed, unguardedANT: invincible, protected, safe, secure With so many homes built
close to the water, the town was vulnerable to hurricanes.