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