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Unit 7
ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acme | The highest point |
| Attribute | A quality or characteristic belonging to someone or something;to assign to credit with |
| Belittle | To make something appear smaller;to suggest in a way of unimportance |
| Convey | to transport;to transmit;to communicate,make known;to tranfer ownership or a title to |
| Doctrine | A belief,principle,or teaching |
| Excise | To remove by cutting;not the exact tax on distribution or commodity or service |
| Exotic | Foreign;charmingly unfamilar or unusual |
| Haggard | Thin pale and careworn as a result of worrying;wild-looking |
| Jaunty | Lively,easy,and carefree in manner;smart or trim in appaerence |
| Juncture | A joining together;the point at which two things are joined;any important point in time |
| Menial | Lowly,humble,lacking importance or dignity;a person who does the humble and unpleasant task |
| Parry | To ward off,fend off,deflect evade,or avoid ;Being defensive |
| Predatory | Preying on,or piratical |
| Ravage | To destroy,lay wastes,ruin |
| Stance | A way of holding the body;An attitude position |
| Tawdry | Flaunting with no style |
| Turncoat | A traitor |
| Unassuming | modest selfless |
| Wallow | To roll about in a lazy,clumsy or helpless way;a wet are used for bathing by animals |
| Waver | To move to and from,become unsteady show a lack of firmness |