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| austere | (adj) severe or stern in manner; without adornment of luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |
| beneficent | (adj) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
| cadaverous | (adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| concoct | (v) to prepare by combining ingredients, to make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
| crass | (adj) coarse, unfeeling, stupid |
| debase | (v) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
| desecrate | (v) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
| disconcert | (v) to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| grandiose | (adj) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated |
| inconsequential | (adj) trifling, unimportant |
| infraction | (n) a breaking of a law or obligation |
| mitigate | (v) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
| pillage | (v) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting; booty |
| prate | (v) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| punctilious | (adj) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
| redoubtable | (adj) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| reprove | (v) to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| 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 |
| stalwart | (adj) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; (n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position |
| vulnerable | (adj) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
