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austere
adj. severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
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austere
forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned (syn.)
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austere
mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant (ant.)
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beneficent
adj. performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
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beneficent
humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable (syn.)
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beneficent
selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious (ant.)
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cadaverous
adj. pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
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cadaverous
corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly (syn.)
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cadaverous
robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health (ant.)
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concoct
v. to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate
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concoct
create, fashion, rustle up (syn.)
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crass
adj. coarse, unfeeling; stupid
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concoct
crude, tasteless, oafish, obtuse (syn.)
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concoct
refines, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant (ant.)
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debase
to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
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debase
cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate (syn.)
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debase
elevate, uplift, improve, enhance (ant.)
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desecrate
v. to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
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desecrate
profane, defile, violate (syn.)
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desecrate
revere, venerate, consecrate (ant.)
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disconcert
v. to confuse; to disturb the composure of
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disconcert
upset, rattle, ruffle, faze (syn.)
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disconcert
relax, calm, put at ease (ant.)
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grandiose
adj. grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
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grandiose
majestic, bombastic, highfalutin (syn.)
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grandiose
simple, modest, humble (ant.)
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inconsequential
adj. trifling, unimportant
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inconsequential
trivial, negligible, paltry (syn.)
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inconsequential
important, essential, crucial (ant.)
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infraction
n. a breaking of a law or obligation
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infraction
violation, transgression, offense (syn.)
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mitigate
v. to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
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mitigate
lessen, relieve, alleviate (syn.)
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mitigate
aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate (ant.)
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pillage
v. to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder
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pillage
n. the act of looting; booty
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pillage
v. ravage, sack, loot; n. booty (syn.)
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prate
v. to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
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prate
prattle, blab, palaver (syn.)
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prate
come to the point (ant.)
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punctilious
adj. very careful or exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette
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punctilious
precise, scrupulous (syn.)
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punctilious
careless, perfunctory (ant.)
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redoubtable
adj. inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
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redoubtable
formidable, august (syn.)
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redoubtable
laughable, risible (ant.)
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reprove
v. to find fault with, scold, rebuke
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reprove
chastise, upbraid, reproach (syn.)
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reprove
praise, comment, laud, pat on the back (ant.)
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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
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restitution
reimbursement, redress, restoration (syn.)
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stalwart
adj. strong and sturdy; brave; resolute
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stalwart
n. a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
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stalwart
adj. sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; n. mainstay (syn.)
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stalwart
adj. weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating (ant.)
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vulnerable
adj. open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
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vulnerable
defenseless, unguarded (syn.)
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vulnerable
invincible, protected, safe, secure (ant.)
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