Vocabulary Unit 7

Vocabulary Unit 7

Level F

audio, hangman, and word search: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/games.cfm?sp=student&level=F

flashcards, scatter, space race:http://quizlet.com/16783637/sadlier-oxford-level-f-unit-7-flash-cards/

practice quizzes:http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?book=vocabulary_workshop_level_f

flashcard: http://www.flashcardexchange.com/cards/sadlier-oxford-vocabulary-level-f-unit-7-547786

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austere• severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain,

• SYN: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned

• ANT: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

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beneficent

• performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

• SYN: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

• ANT: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

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cadaverous• pale, gaunt,

resembling a corpse

• SYN: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated ghastly

• ANT: robustportly, rosy, the picture of health

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concoct •to prepare by

combining ingredients, make up (as a dish)

• SYN: create, fashion, rustle up

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crass How could anyone be so crass as to spoil such a place?• coarse,

unfeeling, stupid

• SYN: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse

• ANT: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

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debase• (v) to lower in character, quality or value;

• to degrade• SYN: cheapen,

corrupt, demean, depreciate

• ANT: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

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desecrate

• to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate, polute

• SYN: profane, defile, violate • ANT: revere, honor, venerate,

consecrate

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disconcert• to confuse, disturb the composure

of

• SYN: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb

• ANT: relax, calm, put at ease

grandiose• grand in an

impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated

• SYN: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

• SYN: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

inconsequential•trifling, unimportant

• SYN: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry

• ANT: important, essential, crucial, vital

infraction•a breaking

of a law or obligation

•SYN: violation, transgression, breach, offense

mitigate• to make milder

or softer, to moderate in force or intensity

• SYN: lessen, relieve

• ANT: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

Pillage – Sherman’s army pillaged and burned farms on their way across Georgia.

• (v.) To rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder

• (n.) the act of looting

• SYN: ravage, sack, loot

Prate – Because he was so nervous, he would prate loudly

before each game. • To talk a great deal

in a foolish or aimless fashion

• SYN: chatter, prattle, blab, palaver

• ANT: come to the point, not waste words

Punctilious – She was so punctilious that the cupboards were labeled and dishes

numbered. • Very careful and

exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette of propriety

• SYN: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky

• ANT: careless, negligent, lax

Redoubtable – The redoubtable coach did not build the program so he

moved on to a military academy. • Inspiring fear or

awe; illustrious, eminent

• SYN: formidable, fearsome, awesome

• ANT: laughable, risible, contemptible

Reprove – He reproved the player for taking such a low percentage shot.

• To find fault with, scold, rebuke

• SYN: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach

• ANT: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

Restitution – The state paid the man $100,000 as restitution for his wrongful

imprisonment. • Making good on a

loss or damage; the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position

• SYN: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

Stalwart – My dad was my stalwart fan, cheering me on in

every game.• (adj) Strong and

sturdy – brave, resolute

• (noun) a brave, strong person, a strong supporter

• SYN: sturdy, stout• ANT: weak, infirm

Vulnerable – Without my cell phone I felt vulnerable walking alone in the dark.

• Open to attack: capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

• SYN: defenseless, exposed, unguarded

• ANT: invincible, protected, safe, secure