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vocabulary workshop level f unit 7
the words and the synonyms/antonyms
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11th Grade
02/09/2012

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Term
austere
Definition
SYNONYMS:forbidding, rigorous,puritianical, ascetic, unadorned,subdued

ANTONYMS:mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
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beneficent
Definition
SYNONYMS:humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
ANTONYMS:selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
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cadaverous
Definition
SYNONYMS:corpselike,wasted,haggard,emcanciated,ghastly
ANTONYMS:robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
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concoct
Definition
SYNONYMS:create, fashion,rustle up
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crass
Definition
SYNONYMS:crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse

ANTONYMS:refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
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debase
Definition
SYNONYMS:cheapen, corrupt, demean, decpreciate

ANTONYMS:elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
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desecrate
Definition
SYNONYMS:profane, defile, violate

ANTONYMS:revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
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disconcert
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SYNONYMS:upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb

ANTONYMS:relax, calm, put at ease
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grandiose
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SYNONYMS:majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

ANTONYMS:simple, modest, unaffected, humble
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inconsequential
Definition
SYNONYMS:trivial, negligible, petty, paltry

ANTONYMS:important, essential, crucial, vital
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infraction
Definition
SYNONYMS:violation, transgression, breach, offense

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mitigate
Definition
SYNONYMS:lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish

ANTONYMS:aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
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pillage
Definition
SYNONYMS:ravage, sack, loot, booty
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prate
Definition
SYNONYMS:chatter, prattle,blab, blabber, palaver

ANTONYMS:come to the point, not waste words
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punctilious
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SYNONYMS:precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky

ANTONYMS:careless, negligent, lax, prefunctory
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redoubtable
Definition
SYNONYMS:formidable, fearsome, awesome, august

ANTONYMS:laughable, risible, contemptible
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reprove
Definition
SYNONYMS:chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach

ANTONYMS:praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
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restitution
Definition
SYNONYMS:compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

ANTONYMS:
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stalwart
Definition
SYNONYMS:sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant, mainstay

ANTONYMS:weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
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vulnerable
Definition
SYNONYMS:defenseless, exposed, unguarded
ANTONYMS:invincible, protected, safe, secure
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