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bkhs 11/F unit 7
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level f unit 7
Question | Answer |
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austere | severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain |
beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity; doing good |
cadaverous | pale gaunt, resembling a corpse |
concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients, to make up |
crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
debase | to lower in character, quality or value |
desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently |
disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
grandiose | grand in an impressive or stately way, marked by pompous affectation or grandeur |
inconsequential | trifling, unimportant |
infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation |
mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate |
pillage | to rob or goods by open force, plunder |
prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
punctilious | very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious |
reprove | to find fault with, scold |
restitution | the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state |
stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave; resolute |
vulnerable | open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged |