| A | B |
|---|
| desecrate | to commit sacrilege; treat irreverently; to contaminate |
| inconsequential | trifling; unimplrtant |
| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients; invent |
| disconcert | to confuse |
| cadaverous | pale; gaunt; resembling a corpse |
| grandiose | grand in a stately way; marked by pompous affectation |
| debase | to lower in quality, character, or value; to degrade |
| beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity |
| crass | coarse, stupid |
| desist | to cease doing something, forbear |
| austere | severe in manner; plain; harsh |
| infraction | breaking of a law or obligation |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious |
| pillage | to rob of goods by open force; the act of looting booty |
| vulnerable | open to attack; unprotected |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid for services |
| prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| restitution | the act of restoring someone/something to the rightful owner or condition |
| punctilious | very careful and exact; attentive to fine points of etiquette |
| stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold |
| mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate in intensity |
