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Austere
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(adj) sever or stern in manner
s.forbidding, rigorous, ascetic a. mild indulgent luxurious flamboyant The austere clothing and conduct of the Puritans expressed their religious humility. |
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Beneficent
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(adj) performing acts of kindness or charity
s.humanitarian, charitable a. selfish, cruel |
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Cadaverous
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(adj) pale, gaunt
s. corpselike, wasted, haggard a. robust, portly, rosy |
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Concoct
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(v) to prepare by combining ingredients
s. create, fashion,rustle up |
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Austere
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(adj) sever or stern in manner
s.forbidding, rigorous, ascetic a. mild indulgent luxurious flamboyant The austere clothing and conduct of the Puritans expressed their religious humility. |
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Beneficent
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(adj) performing acts of kindness or charity
s.humanitarian, charitable a. selfish, cruel From them I learned that purely beneficent acts can require as much hard work as a 9 to 5 job. |
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Cadaverous
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(adj) pale, gaunt
s. corpselike, wasted, haggard a. robust, portly, rosy The cadaverous bear ate all our honey in delight. |
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Concoct
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(v) to prepare by combining ingredients
s. create, fashion,rustle up He concocted some false story to get away. |
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Crass
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(adj) coarse, stupid
s.crude, vulgar a.refined, elegant Instead of being so crass in your speech, be more elegant. |
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Austere
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(adj) sever or stern in manner
s.forbidding, rigorous, ascetic a. mild indulgent luxurious flamboyant The austere clothing and conduct of the Puritans expressed their religious humility. |
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Beneficent
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(adj) performing acts of kindness or charity
s.humanitarian, charitable a. selfish, cruel From them I learned that purely beneficent acts can require as much hard work as a 9 to 5 job. |
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Cadaverous
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(adj) pale, gaunt
s. corpselike, wasted, haggard a. robust, portly, rosy The cadaverous bear ate all our honey in delight. |
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Concoct
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(v) to prepare by combining ingredients
s. create, fashion,rustle up He concocted some false story to get away. |
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Crass
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(adj) coarse, stupid
s.crude, vulgar a.refined, elegant Instead of being so crass in your speech, be more elegant. |
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Debase
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v. to lower in character
s.cheapen a.elevate, uplift Stop trying to debase my mood, I want to try to be optimistic |
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Desecrate
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v. commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently
s.profane a.honor Do not desecrate the holiness of the tree |
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Disconcert
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v. to confuse,
s.upset a.rattle They disconcerted my feelings very much. |
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Grandiose
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adj. grand in a stately way
s.majestic a.simple Gatsbys house was all grandiose and no simplicity |
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Inconsequential
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adj. trifling
s.trivial a.important The inconsequential details made him very angry to complete. |
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Infraction
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n. breaking of a law or obligation
s.violation His infraction of the law was why he was put in jail |
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Mitigate
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v. to make milder of softer
s.lessen a.aggravate Try to the mitigate the pain through anasthesia |
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Pillage
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v. to rob of goods plunder
s.ravage The army had no mercy, pillaging and ravaging through the city |
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Prate
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v. to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
s.chatter, prattle a.come to the point |
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punctilious
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adj. very careful or exact
s.precise a.careless The clerk was so punctilious in obeying the rules; no wonder he won employee of the month |
