Unit 7 AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

9022120204	austere	(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor	0
9022120205	beneficent	(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good	1
9022120206	cadaverous	(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corps	2
9022120223	concoct (v)	to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate	3
9022120207	crass	(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid	4
9022120208	debase	(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate	5
9022120209	desecrate	(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute	6
9022120210	disconcert	(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of	7
9022120211	grandiose	(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated	8
9022120212	inconsequential	(adj.) trifling, unimportant	9
9022120213	infraction	(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation	10
9022120214	mitigate	(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity	11
9022120215	pillage	(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty	12
9022120216	prate	(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion	13
9022120217	punctilious	(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette	14
9022120218	redoubtable	(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent	15
9022120219	reprove	(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke	16
9022120220	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	17
9022120221	stalwart	(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position	18
9022120222	vulnerable (adj)	open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected	19