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Unit 7
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acme | highest point of a summit |
| Attribute | a special quality |
| Belittle | to lessen someones importance |
| Convey | to display or show something |
| Doctrine | a belief of principle a rule of some sort |
| Excise | to remove by the process of cutting |
| Exotic | strange and/or unusaul |
| Haggard | thin and pale;wild-looking |
| Jaunty | lively,easy, and carefree |
| Juncture | a joining together,combination of two or more things |
| Menial | lowly,humble;lacking importance |
| Parry | to ward or fend off |
| Predatory | preying on,plundering,or piratical |
| Ravage | to destroy or ruin |
| Stance | a way of holding the body |
| Tawdry | showy and flashy;lacking in sense of style |
| Turncoat | a person who switches to an opposing side,traitor |
| Unassuming | not jumping to conclusions |
| Wallow | to roll around in filth; wet, muddy area animals lay in |
| Waver | to come back and forth |