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chapter 7 vocab
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10th Grade
12/04/2008

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austere
Definition
forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued
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beneficent
Definition
humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
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cadaverous
Definition
corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
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concoct
Definition
create, fashion, rustle up
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crass
Definition
crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
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debase
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cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
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desecrate
Definition
profane, defile, violate
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disconcert
Definition
upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
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grandiose
Definition
majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
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inconsequential
Definition
trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
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infraction
Definition
violation, transgression, breach, offense
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mitigate
Definition
lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
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pillage
Definition
ravage, sack, loot; booty
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prate
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chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver
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punctilious
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precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
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redoubtable
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formidable, fearsome, awesome, august
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reprove
Definition
chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
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restitution
Definition
compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
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stalwart
Definition
sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant, mainstay
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vulnerable
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defenseless, exposed, unguarded
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