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Austere

Austere. (adjective) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor Synonyms: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued. B eneficent. (adjective) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good

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Austere

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  1. Austere (adjective) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor Synonyms: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued

  2. Beneficent (adjective) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good Synonyms: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

  3. Cadaverous (adjective) Pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse Synonyms: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly

  4. Concoct (Verb) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish); to devise, invent, fabricate Synonyms: create, fashion, rustle up

  5. Crass (adjective) coarse, unfeeling, stupid Synonyms: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse

  6. Debase (verb) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade adulterate; to cause to deteriorate Synonyms: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate

  7. Desecrate • (verb) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute • Synonyms: profane, defile, violate

  8. Disconcert (verb) to confuse; to disturb the composure of Synonyms: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb

  9. Grandiose • (adj) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated • Synonyms: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

  10. Inconsequential • (adj) trifling, unimportant • Synonyms: trivial negligible, petty, paltry 10

  11. Infraction (noun) a breaking of a law or obligation Synonyms: violation, transgression, breach, offense

  12. Mitigate (verb) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity Synonyms: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish

  13. Pillage (verb) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (noun) the act of looting; booty Synonyms: (verb) ravage, sack, loot; (noun) booty, loot

  14. Prate (verb) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion Synonyms: chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver

  15. Punctilious (adj) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety Synonyms: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky

  16. Redoubtable • (adj) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent Synonyms: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august

  17. Reprove • (verb) to find fault with, scold, rebuke • Synonyms: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach

  18. Restitution • (noun) 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 • Synonyms: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

  19. Stalwart • (adj) strong and sturdy; brave, resolute; • (noun) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position • Synonyms: (adj) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (noun) mainstay

  20. Vulnerable (adj) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected Synonyms: defenseless, exposed, unguarded

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