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Term | Definition |
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Acme | To reach the top of something (the peak) |
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 | To make feel smaller (minimize) |
convey | To explain,send,carry or communicate |
doctrine | A belief in how to do something or a teaching system |
excise | To remove by cutting or an indirect tax on manufacture sale,or distribution of a commodity or service |
exotic | foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
haggard | thin,pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking |
jaunty | lively,easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance |
juncture | to join |
menial | servant |
parry | to avoid something |
predatory | prey on ,plundering,or piracical |
ravage | to destroy or wreck an object and/or a person |
stance | posture |
tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking good taste |
turncoat | traitor |
unassuming | self-important |
wallow | delight in or bask in |
waver | hesitate |