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Sadlier-Oxford Vocab level F7
F7 vocab workshop
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General Vocab
11th Grade
02/07/2007

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austere
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adj. severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
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beneficent
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adj. perfroming acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
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cadaverous
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adj. pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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concoct
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v. to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
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crass
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adj. coarse, unfeeling; stupid
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debase
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v. to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
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desecrate
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v. to commit sacrilege, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
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desist
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v. to cease doing something, forbear
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disconcert
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v. to confuse; to distrub the composure of
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grandiose
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adj. grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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inconsequential
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adj. trifling, unimportant
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infraction
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n. a breaking of a law or obligation
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mitigate
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v. to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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pillage
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v. to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; n. the act of looting; booty
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prate
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v. to talk a great deal in foolish or aimless fashion
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punctilious
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adj. bery careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
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redoutable
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adj. inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
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reprove
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v. to find fault with, scold, rebuke
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restitution
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n. the act of restoring someone/something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good for loss or damage
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stalwart
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adj. strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; n. a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncomprimising position
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stipend
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n. a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
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vulnerable
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adj. open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
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