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Unit 7
ELA
Term | Definition |
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Acme | the highest point/the top |
Attribute | characteristic; resulting from |
Doctrine | a belief or teaching |
Excise | a nondirect tax on the manufacture or sale; to remove by cutting/delete |
Juncture | joint, together, a joining |
Menial | a slave, a person who is humble and does unpleasant tasks; humble |
Parry | the movement of defense in fencing and other sports; deflect/fend off |
Ravage | destruction to destroy/demolish |
Stance | position |
Turncoat | traitor/switcher |
Wallow | a mud bath; to bask in, to roll in a lazy way |
Belittle | to make something or one appear/ look smaller, suggests lack of importance or value |
Convey | to convince, transport, make known, or transmit to |
Waver | hesitate, stutter |
Exotic | different, foreign |
Haggard | worn out due to worry or suffering |
Jounty | lively, upbeat |
Predatory | looting, preying on |
Tawdry | tacky |
Unassuming | non selfish |