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vocabulary workshop unit 7
vocabulary workshop unit 7- the words and the definitions
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English
11th Grade
02/09/2012

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austere
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(adj.) Severe or stern in manner; Without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; Harsh or sour in flavor
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beneficent
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(adj.) Performing acts of kindness or charity; Conferring benefits, doing good
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cadaverous
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(adj.) Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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concoct
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(v) To prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); To devise, invent, fabricate
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crass
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(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; Stupid
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debase
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(v) To lower in character, quality, or value; To degrade, adulterate; To cause to deteriorate
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desecrate
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(v) To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; To contaminate, pollute
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disconcert
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(v) To confuse; To disturb the composure of
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grandiose
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(adj.) Grand in an impressive or stately way; Marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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inconsequential
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(adj.) Trifling, unimportant
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infraction
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(n) A breaking of a law or obligation
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mitigate
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(v) To make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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pillage
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(v) To rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) The act of looting; Booty
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prate
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(v) To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
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punctilious
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(adj.) Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
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redoubtable
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(adj.) Inspiring fear or awe; Illustrious, eminent
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reprove
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(v) To find fault with, scold, rebuke
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restitution
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(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
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stalwart
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(adj.) Strong and sturdy; Brave; Resolute; (n) A brave, strong person; A strong supporter; One who takes an uncompromising position
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vulnerable
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adj.) Open to attack; Capable of being wounded or damaged; Unprotected
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