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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point |
| attribute | a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something. to assign to credit with |
| belittle | to make something appear smaller than it it. |
| convey | to transport to commuticate |
| doctrine | a belief,principle,or teaching;a system of such beliefs |
| excise | to remove by cutting an indirect tax on the manufacture sale |
| exotic | foreign charminling unfamiliar |
| haggard | thin pale and careworn wild looking |
| jaunty | lively easily and care free smart |
| menial | lowly humble lacking importance or dignity |
| juncture | a joining toghether a point where to things join |
| parry | to ward off fend off deflect evade |
| preadatory | preying on plundering |
| ravage | destroy ruin |
| stance | a way of holding the body |
| tawdry | showy flashy not good taste |
| turncoat | a person who switches in an opposing side or party |
| unassuming | not putting on airs |
| wallow | to roll about in a lazy,clumsy,helpless way.a wet muddy area for animals |
| waver | to move and from;become unsteady,to show lack of firmness |