| A | B |
|---|
| austere | severe or stern in manner |
| beneficent | performing acts of kindness or charity |
| cadaverous | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| concoct | to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish) |
| crass | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| debase | to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade |
| desecrate | to commit sacrelige upon |
| disconcert | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| grandiose | grand in an impressive or stately way |
| inconsequential | trifling, unimportant |
| infraction | a breaking of a law or obligation |
| mitigate | to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity |
| pillage | to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder |
| prate | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| punctilious | very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette |
| redoubtable | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| reprove | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| restitution | the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner |
| stalwart | strong and sturdy; brave; resolute |
| vulnerable | open to attack |
