Vocabulary Unit 7
Level F
audio, hangman, and word search: http://www.sadlieroxford.com/vocabulary/games.cfm?sp=student&level=F
flashcards, scatter, space race:
http://quizlet.com/16783637/sadlier-oxford-level-f-unit-7flash-cards/
practice quizzes:
http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabulary_word_test.php?bo
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flashcard:
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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
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performing acts of kindness or
charity; conferring benefits, doing
good
SYN: humanitarian, magnanimous,
charitable
ANT: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
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cadaverous
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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)
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SYN: create, fashion, rustle up
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crass How could anyone be so crass as to
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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
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to commit sacrilege upon, treat
irreverently, to contaminate, polute
SYN: profane, defile, violate
ANT: revere, honor, venerate,
consecrate
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disconcert
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to confuse, disturb the composure of
SYN: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
ANT: relax, calm, put at ease
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grandiose
grand in an
impressive or
stately way;
marked by
pompous
affectation or
grandeur,
absurdly
exaggerated
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SYN:
majestic,
bombastic,
highfalutin
• trifling,
inconsequential
unimportant
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SYN: trivial,
negligible, petty,
paltry
ANT: important,
essential,
crucial, vital
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infraction
a breaking of
a law or
obligation
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violation,
transgression,
breach,
offense
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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