Unit 7
Terms
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- redoubtable
- inspiring fear of awe; illustrious, eminent
- restitution
- 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
- grandiose
- grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
- mitigate
- to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
- pillage
- to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting; booty
- debase
- to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
- prate
- to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
- disconcert
- to confuse; to disturb the composure of
- cadaverous
- pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
- punctilious
- very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
- inconsequential
- trifling, unimportant
- reprove
- to find fault with, scold, rebuke
- desecrate
- to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
- infraction
- a breaking of a law or obligation
- beneficent
- performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
- austere
- severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harm or sour in falvor
- vulnerable
- open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
- concoct
- to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
- stalwart
- strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
- crass
- coarse, unfeeling; stupid