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unit 7 vocab
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Term | Definition |
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acme | the hightest point |
attribute | to assign to/characteristic |
belittle | to make something appear smaller |
convey | to transport to transmit |
doctrine | a belief or a system of such belief |
excise | to remove by cutting |
exotic | foreign chamingly unfamiliar |
haggard | thin pale and careworn |
jaunty | lively easy and care free |
juncture | a joining together |
menial | lowly humble lacking importantance or dignity |
parry | to ward off deflect,evade,and avoid |
predatory | preying on |
ravage | to destroy lay waste ruin |
stance | a way of holding the body |
tawdry | showy and flashing |
turncoat | a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
unassuming | not putting on airs |
wallow | to roll about in a lazy clumsy or helpless way |
waver | to move to and fro become unsteady |