Download - Vocabulary Unit 7
Vocabulary Unit 7
Level F
audio, hangman, and word search: http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/games.cfm?sp=student&level=F
flashcards, scatter, space race:http://quizlet.com/16783637/sadlier-oxford-level-f-unit-7-flash-cards/
practice quizzes:http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?book=vocabulary_workshop_level_f
flashcard: http://www.flashcardexchange.com/cards/sadlier-oxford-vocabulary-level-f-unit-7-547786
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austere• severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain,
• SYN: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned
• ANT: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
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beneficent
• performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
• SYN: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
• ANT: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
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cadaverous• pale, gaunt,
resembling a corpse
• SYN: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated ghastly
• ANT: robustportly, rosy, the picture of health
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concoct •to prepare by
combining ingredients, make up (as a dish)
• SYN: create, fashion, rustle up
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crass How could anyone be so crass as to spoil such a place?• coarse,
unfeeling, stupid
• SYN: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
• ANT: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
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debase• (v) to lower in character, quality or value;
• to degrade• SYN: cheapen,
corrupt, demean, depreciate
• ANT: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
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desecrate
• to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate, polute
• SYN: profane, defile, violate • ANT: revere, honor, venerate,
consecrate
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disconcert• to confuse, disturb the composure
of
• SYN: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
• ANT: relax, calm, put at ease
grandiose• grand in an
impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
• SYN: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
• SYN: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
inconsequential•trifling, unimportant
• SYN: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
• ANT: important, essential, crucial, vital
infraction•a breaking
of a law or obligation
•SYN: violation, transgression, breach, offense
mitigate• to make milder
or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
• SYN: lessen, relieve
• ANT: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
Pillage – Sherman’s army pillaged and burned farms on their way across Georgia.
• (v.) To rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
• (n.) the act of looting
• SYN: ravage, sack, loot
Prate – Because he was so nervous, he would prate loudly
before each game. • To talk a great deal
in a foolish or aimless fashion
• SYN: chatter, prattle, blab, palaver
• ANT: come to the point, not waste words
Punctilious – She was so punctilious that the cupboards were labeled and dishes
numbered. • Very careful and
exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette of propriety
• SYN: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
• ANT: careless, negligent, lax
Redoubtable – The redoubtable coach did not build the program so he
moved on to a military academy. • Inspiring fear or
awe; illustrious, eminent
• SYN: formidable, fearsome, awesome
• ANT: laughable, risible, contemptible
Reprove – He reproved the player for taking such a low percentage shot.
• To find fault with, scold, rebuke
• SYN: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
• ANT: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back
Restitution – The state paid the man $100,000 as restitution for his wrongful
imprisonment. • Making good on a
loss or damage; the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position
• SYN: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
Stalwart – My dad was my stalwart fan, cheering me on in
every game.• (adj) Strong and
sturdy – brave, resolute
• (noun) a brave, strong person, a strong supporter
• SYN: sturdy, stout• ANT: weak, infirm
Vulnerable – Without my cell phone I felt vulnerable walking alone in the dark.
• Open to attack: capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
• SYN: defenseless, exposed, unguarded
• ANT: invincible, protected, safe, secure