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Unit 7
ELA
Term | Definition |
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Acme | Highest point |
Attribute | A characteristic that belongs to someone |
Belittle | To make something look smaller ; to lack value |
Convey | To transport ; to communicate |
Doctrine | A formulation of such beliefs or princeples |
Excise | To remove by cutting |
Exotic | Foreign ; charmingly unknown or unusual |
Haggard | Thin , pale , worry or suffering |
Jaunty | Lively,easy,and carefree |
Juncture | A get together;the point which 2 things are together |
Menial | A person who does the humble and the unpleasant jobs |
Parry | To fend off , avoid;a defensive movement in sports |
Predatory | Preying on , plundering, or piratical |
Ravage | To destroy,lay waste, ruin |
stance | a way of holding the body |
tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking in taste |
turncoat | a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
unassuming | not putting on airs, unpretentious, modest |
wallow | to roll about in a lazy , clumsy , or helpless way; |
waver | to move to and fro, become unsteady;to show lack of firmness or decision |