AP Literature - Vocabulary Section 7 Flashcards

8468893002	Austere (adj)	Severe or stern in manner; simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor	0
8468893003	Beneficent (adj)	Performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good	1
8468893004	Cadaverous (adj)	Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse	2
8468893005	Concoct (v)	To prepare by combining ingredients, make up; to devise, invent, fabricate	3
8468893006	Crass (adj)	Coarse, unfeeling; stupid	4
8468893007	Debase (v)	To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate	5
8468893008	Desecrate (v)	To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute	6
8468893009	Disconcert (v)	To confuse; to disturb the composure of	7
8468893010	Grandiose (adj)	Grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated	8
8468893011	Inconsequential (adj)	Trifling, unimportant	9
8468893012	Infraction (n)	A break of a law or obligation	10
8468893013	Mitigate (v)	To make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity	11
8468893014	Pillage (v)	(V) To rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder (N) The act of looting; booty	12
8468893015	Prate (v)	To talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion	13
8468893016	Punctilious (adj)	Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette	14
8468893017	Redoubtable (adj)	Inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent	15
8468893018	Reprove (v)	To find fault with, scold, rebuke	16
8468893019	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
8468893020	Stalwart (adj)	(Adj) Strong and sturdy; brave; resolute (N) A brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position	18
8468893021	Vulnerable (adj)	Open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected	19