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Vocabulary Unit 7
Term | Definition |
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acme | (n.) the highest point |
attribute | (n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something;(v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from |
belittle | (v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value |
convey | (v.) to transport to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to |
doctrine | (n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formation of such beliefs or principles |
excise | (v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
exotic | (adj.) foreign, charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
haggard | (adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild looking |
jaunty | (adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance |
juncture | (n.) a joining together; the point at which two thing are joined; any important point in time |
menial | (adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
parry | (v.) to ward off, fend off, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
predatory | (adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical |
ravage | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction |
stance | (n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue |
tawdry | (adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
turncoat | (n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
unassuming | (adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest |
wallow | (v.) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; (n.) a wet, muddy, or dusty area use by animal as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse |
waver | (v.) to move and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision |