Unit 7 AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 5534234226 | austere | (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |  | 0 |
| 5534234227 | beneficent | (adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |  | 1 |
| 5534234228 | cadaverous | (adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corps | 2 | |
| 5534234230 | crass | (adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid |  | 3 |
| 5534234231 | debase | (v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |  | 4 |
| 5534234232 | desecrate | (v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |  | 5 |
| 5534234233 | disconcert | (v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of |  | 6 |
| 5534234234 | grandiose | (adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |  | 7 |
| 5534234235 | inconsequential | (adj.) trifling, unimportant |  | 8 |
| 5534234236 | infraction | (n.) a breaking of a law or obligation |  | 9 |
| 5534234237 | mitigate | (v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |  | 10 |
| 5534234238 | pillage | (v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty |  | 11 |
| 5534234239 | prate | (v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |  | 12 |
| 5534234240 | punctilious | (adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette |  | 13 |
| 5534234241 | redoubtable | (adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |  | 14 |
| 5534234242 | reprove | (v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke |  | 15 |
| 5534234243 | 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 |  | 16 |
| 5534234244 | stalwart | (adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position |  | 17 |