| Question |
Answer |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
| Acme | n. the highest point | summit, top, peak, pinnacle | low point, bottom, nadir |
| Attribute | n. a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something | trait | |
| Attribute | v. to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from | ascribe | |
| Belittle | v. to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value | minimize, underrate, disparage | exxagerate, magnify, overestimate |
| Convey | v. to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to | 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 | cut out, delete, expunge | put in, insert, interpolate |
| Excise | n. an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity service | | |
| Exotic | adj. foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual | strange, alien, picturespue, colorful | native, indengenous, familiar, commonplace |
| Haggard | adj. thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking | dranwn, gaunt, wasted | healty, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty |
| jaunty | adj. lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance | unconcerned, lighthearted | downcast, dejected, glum |
| juncture | n. a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time | union, seam, joint, turning poin | |
| menial | adj. lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity | | lofty, elevated |
| menial | n. a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks | underling, scullion, servant | boss, master |
| parry | v. to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid | | |
| parry | n. a defensive movement in fencing and other sports | | |
| predatory | adj. preying on, plundering, or piratical | looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious | |
| ravage | v. to destroy, lay waste, ruin | wreck, devestate | spare |
| ravage | n. ruinous damage, destruction | | |
| stance | n. a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue | posture, bearing | |
| tawdry | adj. showy and flashy but lacking in good taste | loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar | refind, tasteful, subdued |
| turncoat | n. a person who switches to an opposing side or party | traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade | loyalist, diehard |
| unassuming | adj. not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest | | conceited, pretentious, self-important |
| wallow | v. to roll about in lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance | delight, bask in | |
| wallow | n. a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse | | |
| waver | v. to move to and fro, become unstedy; to show lack of firmess or decision | hesitate, falter | stand firm, be resolute |
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