Unit 7 AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 3323007923 | austere | (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor SYNONYMS: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned ANTONYMS: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant |  | 0 |
| 3323024978 | beneficent | (adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good SYNONYMS: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable ANTONYMS: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious |  | 1 |
| 3323044575 | cadaverous | (adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse SYNONYMS: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly ANTONYMS: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health | 2 | |
| 3323059855 | concoct | (v.) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate SYNONYMS: create, fashion, rustle up |  | 3 |
| 3323071009 | crass | (adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid SYNONYMS: crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse ANTONYMS: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant |  | 4 |
| 3323078270 | debase | (v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate SYNONYMS: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate ANTONYMS: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance |  | 5 |
| 3323119350 | desecrate | (v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute SYNONYMS: profane, defile, violate ANTONYMS: revere, venerate, consecrate |  | 6 |
| 3323130002 | disconcert | (v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of SYNONYMS: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze ANTONYMS: relax, calm, put at ease |  | 7 |
| 3323138624 | grandiose | (adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated SYNONYMS: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin ANTONYMS: simple, modest, humble |  | 8 |
| 3323152649 | inconsequential | (adj.) trifling, unimportant SYNONYMS: trivial, negligible, paltry ANTONYMS: important, essential, crucial |  | 9 |
| 3323161006 | infraction | (n.) a breaking of a law or obligation SYNONYMS: violation, transgression, offense |  | 10 |
| 3323165801 | mitigate | (v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity SYNONYMS: lessen, relieve, alleviate ANTONYMS: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate |  | 11 |
| 3323182463 | pillage | (v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty SYNONYMS: (v.) ravage, sack, loot; (n.) booty |  | 12 |
| 3323192439 | prate | (v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion SYNONYMS: prattle, blab, palaver; ANTONYMS: come to the point |  | 13 |
| 3323200516 | punctilious | (adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette SYNONYMS: precise, scrupulous; ANTONYMS: careless, perfunctory |  | 14 |
| 3323208805 | redoubtable | (adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent SYNONYMS: formidable, august; ANTONYMS: laughable, risible |  | 15 |
| 3330409102 | reprove | (v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke SYNONYMS: chastise, upbraid, reproach ANTONYMS: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back |  | 16 |
| 3330423562 | restitution | (n.) 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 SYNONYMS: reimbursement, redress, restoration |  | 17 |
| 3330435960 | stalwart | (adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position SYNONYMS: (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.) mainstay ANTONYMS: (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating |  | 18 |
| 3330456729 | vulnerable | (adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected SYNONYMS: defenseless, unguarded ANTONYMS: invincible, protected, safe, secure |  | 19 |