AP Language Vocab #7 Flashcards

5677982686	austere	severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor	0
5677990507	beneficent	preforming acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good	1
5678000909	cadaverous	pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse	2
5678006562	concoct	to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate	3
5678018934	crass	coarse, unfeeling; stupid	4
5678026280	debase	to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate	5
5678037289	desecrate	to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute	6
5678047352	disconcert	to confuse; to disturb the composure of	7
5678071467	grandiose	grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated	8
5678084237	inconsequential	trifling, unimporatant	9
5678088682	infraction	a breaking of a law or obligation	10
5678092361	mitigate	to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity	11
5678098374	pillage	to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting; booty	12
5678108544	prate	to talk a great deal in foolish or aimless fashion	13
5678113359	puntilious	very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety	14
5678125338	redoubtable	inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent	15
5678135331	reprove	to find fault with, scold, rebuke	16
5678140847	restitution	the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good in a loss or damage	17
5678155074	stalwart	strong and sturdy; brace; resolute; a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position	18
5678173601	vulnerable	open attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotectedv	19