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Unit 7
ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acme | the highest point/the top |
| Attribute | characteristic; resulting from |
| Doctrine | a belief or teaching |
| Excise | a nondirect tax on the manufacture or sale; to remove by cutting/delete |
| Juncture | joint, together, a joining |
| Menial | a slave, a person who is humble and does unpleasant tasks; humble |
| Parry | the movement of defense in fencing and other sports; deflect/fend off |
| Ravage | destruction to destroy/demolish |
| Stance | position |
| Turncoat | traitor/switcher |
| Wallow | a mud bath; to bask in, to roll in a lazy way |
| Belittle | to make something or one appear/ look smaller, suggests lack of importance or value |
| Convey | to convince, transport, make known, or transmit to |
| Waver | hesitate, stutter |
| Exotic | different, foreign |
| Haggard | worn out due to worry or suffering |
| Jounty | lively, upbeat |
| Predatory | looting, preying on |
| Tawdry | tacky |
| Unassuming | non selfish |