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| desectrate (v) | to commit sacrilege, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
| inconsequential (adj) | trifling, unimportant |
| concoct (v) | to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate |
| disconcert (v) | to confuse; to disturb the composure of |
| cadaverous (adj) | pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse |
| grandiose (adj) | grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affection or grandur, absurdly exaggerated |
| debase (v) | to lower in character, quality or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate |
| beneficient (adj) | performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good |
| crass (adj) | coarse, unfeeling; stupid |
| desist (v) | to cease doing something, forbear |
| austere (adj) | severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor |
| infraction (n) | a breaking of a law or obligation |
| redoubtable (adj) | inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent |
| pillage (v) | to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder |
| vulnerable (adj) | open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected |
| stipend (n) | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| prate (v) | to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion |
| restitution (n) | the act of restoring someone/ something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good for loss or damage |
| punctilious (adj) | very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety |
| stalwart (adj) | strong and sturdy, brave; resolute |
| reprove (v) | to find fault with, scold, rebuke |
| mitigate (v) | to make milder or ofter, to moderate in force or intensity |
