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SAT/ACT Vocabulary Unit 7

SAT/ACT Vocabulary Unit 7. Austere. ( adj ) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury; simple, plain, harsh or sour in flavor Syn : unadorned, subdued Ant: luxurious, flamboyant. *Beneficent. ( adj ) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

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SAT/ACT Vocabulary Unit 7

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  1. SAT/ACT Vocabulary Unit 7

  2. Austere (adj) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury; simple, plain, harsh or sour in flavor • Syn: unadorned, subdued • Ant: luxurious, flamboyant

  3. *Beneficent (adj) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good • Syn: humanitarian, magnanimous • Ant: selfish, deleterious

  4. *Cadaverous (adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse • Syn: haggard, emaciated • Ant: robust, healthy

  5. Concoct (v) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up, to devise, invent, fabricate • Syn: create, fashion

  6. Crass (adj) rude; unfeeling; stupid (in the sense of not thinking before speaking/acting) • Syn: vulgar, crude • Ant: refined, polished

  7. *Debase (v) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate • Syn: corrupt, demean • Ant: elevate, uplift

  8. *Desecrate (v) to commit sacrilege upon; treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute • Syn: profane, defile • Ant: revere, consecrate

  9. Disconcert (v) to confuse, to disturb the composure of • Syn: faze, perturb • Ant: relax, calm

  10. Grandiose (adj) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur; absurdly exaggerated • Syn: majestic, bombastic • Ant: simple, modest

  11. Inconsequential (adj) trifling, unimportant • Syn: trivial, petty • Ant: essential, crucial

  12. Infraction (n) breaking a law or obligation Syn: transgression, offense

  13. Mitigate • (v) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity • Syn: relieve, alleviate • Ant: aggravate, exacerbate

  14. Pillage • (v) to rob of goods by open force; plunder; (n) to act of looting or the goods stolen • Syn: (v) ravage, loot

  15. Prate (v) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion • Syn: chatter, blabber

  16. Punctilious • (adj) very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety • Syn: precise, exacting • Ant: careless, negligent

  17. *Redoubtable • (adj) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent • Syn: formidable, fearsome • Ant: laughable, contemptible

  18. *Reprove (v) to find fault with; scold, rebuke • Syn: chide, reproach • Ant: praise, commend

  19. Restitution (n) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage Syn: compensation, reimbursement

  20. *Stalwart • (adj) strong and sturdy, brave, resolute, valiant; (n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position • Syn: intrepid, valiant • Ant: weak, irresolute

  21. Vulnerable • (adj) open to attack, capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected • Syn: defenseless, unguarded • Ant: invincible, protected

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