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Vocabulary Unit 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acme | n. the highest point (of something) |
| Attribute | (n) a characteristic, usually a good one (v) to explain by indicating a cause |
| Belittle | v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of |
| Convey | v. to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to |
| Doctrine | n. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| Excise | [v.] to remove by cutting; [n.] an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
| Exotic | adj. strikingly strange or unusual |
| Haggard | adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering |
| Jaunty | adj. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air |
| Juncture | n. a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time |
| Menial | (adj) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
| Parry | v. ti ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; n. a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
| Predatory | adj. living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain |
| Ravage | v. to destroy, lay waste, ruin n. ruinous damage, destruction |
| Stance | n. standing posture |
| Tawdry | adj. cheap and shoddy |
| Turncoat | n. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. |
| Unassuming | adj. not arrogant or presuming |
| Wallow | v. to roll about in a lazy. clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; 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 unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision |