vocab #1
What does beneficent mean
performing act of kindness or charity, conferring benefits, doing good.
What does Concoct mean
To prepare by combining ingredients, make up ( as a dish) to devise, invent, fabricate.
What does crass mean
Coarse, Unfeeling
What does debase mean
To lower in character, quality, or value, to derade, adulterate, to cause to deteriorate.
what is a synonym for stalwart
sturdy, stout, intrepid,valiant
What does the word Cadaverous mean
PAle, gaunt, resembling a corpse
What does desecrate mean
To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate pollute
What does prate mean
To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
What does reprove mean
To find fault with, scold, rebuke
what is a synonym for crass
Crude, tasteless, obtuse
What does the word austere mean
Severe or stern in manner, Without adornment or luxury, simple, plain, harsh or sour in flavor
What does grandiose mean
Grand in an impressive or stately way,marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated.
What does punctilious mean
Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette
What does restitution mean
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
what is a synonym for disconcert
Upset, rattle, ruffle, faze
What does pillage mean
to rob of goods by open force ( as in war ), plunder the act of looting, Booty
What does disconcert mean
To confuse,to disturb the composure of
What does redoubtable mean
Inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, eminent
What does vulnerable mean
Open to attack, capable of being wounded or damaged, Unprotected
what is a synonym for inconsequential
trivial, negligible, paltry
What does mitigate mean
to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
What does inconsequential mean
Trifling, unimportant
What does infraction mean
A breaking of a law or obligation
What does stalwart mean
Strong and sturdy brave, resolute, a brave, strong person, a strong supporter, one who takes an uncompromising postion
what is a synonym for cadaverous
Corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly