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Severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
Austere
Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Cadaverous
Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
Beneficent
To prepare combining ingredient, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
Concoct
We feel that the positions of our representative show a _____ indifference to our problems.
Crass
To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
Desecrate
Coarse, unfeeling; stupid
Crass
(v) To rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting; booty
Pillage
To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
Debase
Those brave enough to have opposed the dictator’s rise now found themselves in a ________ position.
Vulnerable
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
Mitigate
To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
Prate
To find fault with, scold, rebuke
Reprove
A breaking of a law or obligation
Infraction
She became as _______ on the basketball court as she was quick at mathematical puzzles.
Stalwart
Open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
Vulnerable
To confuse; to disturb the composure of
Disconcert
(adj) Strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
Stalwart
Grand in am impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
Grandiose
He would _______ endlessly about the past but say noting useful about our present dilemma.
Prate
Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
Redoubtable
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
Restitution
Trifling, unimportant
Inconsequential
Very carful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette
Punctilious
Feel free to ignore the ________ details, provided that you know exactly which ones they are.
Inconsequential