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Vocab Workshop level F unit 7
vocab words
20
Language - English
Not Applicable
09/23/2004

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austere
Definition
without adornment or luxury
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beneficent
Definition
performing acts of kindness or charity
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cadaverous
Definition
pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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concoct
Definition
prepare, devise, invent, fabricate
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crass
Definition
coarse, unfeeling, vulgar
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debase
Definition
to lower in character or value, degrade, adulterate
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desecrate
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to commit sacrilege upon, to treat irrevelently
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disconcert
Definition
to confuse, to disturb
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grandiose
Definition
grand, impressive, overly exaggerated
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inconsequential
Definition
trifling, unimportant
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infraction
Definition
breaking of a law or obligation
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mitigate
Definition
to make milder of softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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pillage
Definition
to rob of goods, the act of looting
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prate
Definition
to talk foolishly or aimlessly
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punctilious
Definition
very careful and exact. attentive
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redoubtable
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inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, imminent
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reprove
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to find fault with, scold, rebuke
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restitution
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the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or a former state
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stalwart
Definition
strong and sturdy, brave, resolute
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vulnerable
Definition
open to attack, unprotected
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