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Term | Definition |
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acme | (n.) the highest point |
attribute | (n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated (v.) to assign. to credit |
belittle | (v.) to make something appear smaller then |
convey | (v.) to transport ; to transmit |
doctrine | (n.) a belief, principle, or teaching a system |
excise | (v.) to remove by cutting (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture |
exotic | (adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar |
haggard | (adj.) drawn, gunt, wasted |
jaunty | (adj.) unconcerned, lighthearted |
juncture | (n.) a joining point |
menial | (adj.) lowly, humble (n.) underling, scullion |
parry | (v.) to ward off (n.) a defensive movement |
predatory | (adj.) preying on,ooting |
ravage | (v.) wreck (n.) ruinous damage |
stange | (n.) a way of holding the body |
tawdry | (adj.) loud |
turncoat | (n.) switch out |
unassuming | not put on air |
wallow | (v.) delight in (n.) a wet dirty or dusty area |
waver | (v.) to move to and fro |