Unit 7 AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

8152016138	austere	(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor	0
8152016139	beneficent	(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good	1
8152016140	cadaverous	(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corps	2
8152016141	crass	(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid	3
8152016142	debase	(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate	4
8152016143	desecrate	(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute	5
8152016144	disconcert	(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of	6
8152016145	grandiose	(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated	7
8152016146	inconsequential	(adj.) trifling, unimportant	8
8152016147	infraction	(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation	9
8152016148	mitigate	(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity	10
8152016149	pillage	(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty	11
8152016150	prate	(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion	12
8152016151	punctilious	(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette	13
8152016152	redoubtable	(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent	14
8152016153	reprove	(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke	15
8152016154	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
8152016155	stalwart	(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position	17
8152023438	vulnerable (adj)	open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected	18
8152023439	concoct (v)	to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate	19