Unit 7 AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

9293219296	austere	(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor	0
9293219297	beneficent	(adj.) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good	1
9293219298	cadaverous	(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corps	2
9293219299	concoct (v)	to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate	3
9293219300	crass	(adj.) coarse, unfeeling; stupid	4
9293219301	debase	(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate	5
9293219302	desecrate	(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute	6
9293219303	disconcert	(v.) to confuse; to disturb the composure of	7
9293219304	grandiose	(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated	8
9293219305	inconsequential	(adj.) trifling, unimportant	9
9293219306	infraction	(n.) a breaking of a law or obligation	10
9293219307	mitigate	(v.) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity	11
9293219308	pillage	(v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty	12
9293219309	prate	(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion	13
9293219310	punctilious	(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette	14
9293219311	redoubtable	(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent	15
9293219312	reprove	(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke	16
9293219313	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
9293219314	stalwart	(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position	18
9293219315	vulnerable (adj)	open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected	19