Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 7

(adj.)severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple plain; harsh or sour syn. forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued ant. mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

(adj.)performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good syn. humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable ant. selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

(adj.)pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse syn. corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly ant. robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

(v.)to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as dish); to devise, invent, fabricate syn. create, fashion, rustle up

(adj.)coarse, unfeeling; stupid syn. crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse ant. refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

(v.)to lower in character, quality or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate syn. cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate ant. elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

(v.) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute syn. profane, defile, violate ant. revere, honor, venerate, consecrate

(v.)to confuse; to disturb the composure of syn. upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb ant. relax, calm, put at ease

(adj.)grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated syn. majestic, bombastic, highfalutin ant. simple, modest, unaffected, humble

(adj.)trifling, unimportant syn. trivial, negligible, petty, paltry ant. important, essential, crucial, vital

(n.)a breaking of a law or obligation syn. violation, transgression, breach, offense

(v.)to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity syn. lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish ant. aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

(v.)to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty syn. (v.) ravage, sack, loot; (n.) booty

(v.) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion syn. chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver ant. come to the point, not waste words

(adj.) very careful and extract, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety syn. precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky ant. careless, negligent, lax, prefunctory

(adj.) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminet syn. formidable, fearsome, awesome, august ant. laughable, risible, contemptible

(v.) to find fault with, scold, rebuke syn. chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach ant. praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; makin good on a loss or damage syn. compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n.) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position syn. (adj.) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n.) mainstay ant. (adj.) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected syn. defenseless, exposed, unguarded ant. invincible, protected, safe, secure