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austere adj
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severe or stern in matter
S: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued A: mild indulgent luxurious flamboyant |
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beneficent adj
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performing acts of kindness or charity
S: humanitarian magnanimous charitable A: selfish cruel harmful deleterious |
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cadaverous adj
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pale gaunt resembling a corpse
S: corpselike wasted haggard emaciated ghastly A: robust portly rosy, the picture of heal |
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concoct v
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to prepare by combining ingredients, make up, to devise, invent, fabricate
S: create, fashion, rustle up |
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crass adj
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coarse unfeeling stupid
S: crude vulgar tasteless oafish obtuse A: refined elegant tasteful polished brilliant |
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debase v
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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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desecrate v
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to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate
S: profane defile violate A: revere honor venerate consecrate |
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disconcert v
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to confuse, to disturb the composure of
S: upset rattle ruffle taze perturb A: relax calm put at ease |
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grandiose adj
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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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inconsequential adj
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trifling unimportant
S: trivial negligible petty paltry A: important essential crucial vital |
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infraction n
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a breaking of law or obligation
S: violation transgression breach offense |
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mitigate v
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to make milder or softer to moderate in force or intensity
S: lessen, relieve alleviate diminish A: aggravate intensify irritate exacerbate |
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pillage v
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to rob of goods by open force plunder the act of looting; booty
S: ravage sack loot. booty |
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prate v
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to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
S: chatter prattle blab blabber palaver A: come to a point, not waste words |
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punctilious adj
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very careful, exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
S: precise scrupulous exacting fussy finicky A: careless negligent lax perfuctory |
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redoubtable adj
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inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, eminent
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reprove v
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to find fault with, scold rebuke
S: chide chastise upbraid reproach A: praise commend laud pat on the back |
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restitution n
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the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to the former state or position making good on a loss of damage
S:compensation reimbursement redress restoration |
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stalwart adj
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strong and sturdy brave resolute
S: sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant, mainstay A: weak infirm irresolute vacillating |
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vulnerable adj
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open to attack
S: defenseless exposed unguarded A: invincible protected safe |
