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Level F Unit 7 Vocab
Sadlier Oxford Level F Unit 7 with syllibation, def, pt of speech, and syn & ant.
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Language - English
10th Grade
01/10/2010

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au  stere'

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(adj) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple plain; harsh or sour in flavor
A: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued
A: mild, indulgent,luxurious, flamboyant

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ben  e  fi'  cent

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(adj) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits doing good
S: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

A: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

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cad  av'  e  rous

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(adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
S: corpse-like, wasted, haggard,emaciated, ghastly
A: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

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con  coct'

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(v) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish; to devise, invent, fabricate
S: create, fashion, rustle up

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crass'

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(adj) coarse; unfeeling, stupid
S: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
A: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

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de  base'

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(v) to lower in character, quality, or value to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
S: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
A: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

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de  se'  crate

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(v) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
S: profane
A: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate

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dis  con  cert'

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(v)to confuse; to disturb the composure of
S: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
A: relax, calm, put at ease

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gran'  di  ose

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(adj) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
S: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
A: simple, modest, unaffected, humble

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in  con  se  quen'  tial

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(adj) trifling, unimportant
S: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
A: important, essential, crucial, vital

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in  frac'  tion

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(n) a breaking of a law or obligation
S: violation, transgression, breach, offense

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mit'  i  gate

 

 

 

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(v)to make milder softer, to moderate in force or intensity
S: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
A: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

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pill'  age

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(v) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder;

(n) the act of looting: booty (oh yeahhhh)
S: (v) ravage, sack, loot; (n) booty

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prate'

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(v) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
S: chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver
A: come to the point, not waste words

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punc  til'  ious

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(adj) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
S: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
A: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory

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re  doubt'  able

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(adj) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
S: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august
A: laughable, risible, contemptible

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re  prove'

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(v) to find fault with, scold, rebuke
S: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
A: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

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res  ti  tu'  tion

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(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
S: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

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stal'  wart

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(adj) strong sturdy; brave; resolute;

(n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
S:(adj) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n) mainstay
A:(adj) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

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vul'  ner  able

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(adj) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
S: defenseless, exposed, unguarded
A: invincible, protected, safe, secure

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