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Vocab. Unit 7
pages 84-90
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Communication
11th Grade
12/16/2009

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1. austere
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severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
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2. beneficent
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performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
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3. cadaverous
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pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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4 concoct
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to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
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5. crass
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coarse, unfeeling; stupid
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6. debase
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to lower in character, quality or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
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7. desecrate
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to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
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8. disconcert
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to confuse; to disturb the composure of
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9. grandiose
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grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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10. inconsequential
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trifling, unimportant
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11. infraction
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a breaking of a law or obligation
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12. mitigate
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to make miler or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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13. 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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14. prate
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to talk a great dal in a foolish or aimless fashion
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15. punctilious
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very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
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16. redoubtable
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inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
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17. reprove
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to find fault with, scold, rebuke
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18. restitution
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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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19. 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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20. vulnerable
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open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
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