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Vocabulary Work 7
Quiz-Need to know the part of speech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 Noun Synonyms: Trait Verb Synonyms: Ascribe |
| Convey | (v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to Synonyms: Carry, send, impart |
| Doctrine | (n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles |
| Excise | (v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service Synonyms: Cut out, expunge Antonyms: Put in, interpolate |
| Exotic | (adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual Synonyms: Strange, picturesque, colorful Antonyms: Native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace |
| Haggard | (adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking Synonyms: Drawn, gaunt, wasted Antonyms: Health, glowing, hale and hearty |
| Juncture | (n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time Synonyms: Union, seam, joint, turning point |
| Menial | (adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks Noun Synonyms: Underling, scullion, servant Noun Antonyms: Boss, master Adjective Antonyms: Lofty, elevated |
| Parry | (v.) to ward of, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
| Ravage | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction Synonyms: Wreck, devastate Antonyms: Spare |
| Stance | (n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue Synonyms: Posture, bearing |
| Turncoat | (n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party Synonyms: Quisling, deserter, renegade Antonyms: Loyalist, diehard |
| Unassuming | (adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest Antonyms: Conceited, pretentious, self-important |
| Waver | (v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision Synonyms: Hesitate Antonyms: Stand firm, be resolute |
| Belittle | (v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests a lack of importance or value Synonyms: minimize, underrate, disparage Antonyms: exaggerate, magnify, overestimate |
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