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Vocabulary 8
Term | Definition |
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attribute | N- a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something. |
attribute | V- to assign to, credit with, to regard as caused by or resulting from. |
convey | V- to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to. |
exotic | Adj- foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual. |
haggard | Adj- thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking. |
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. |
menial | N- a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks. |
parry | V- to ward off, fend off, evade, avoid. |
parry | N- a defensive movement in fencing and other sports. |
tawdry | Adj- showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
turncoat | N- a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
wallow | V- to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance. |
wallow | N- a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse. |
acme | N- the highest point |
belittle | V- to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value. |
doctrine | N- a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles. |
excise | V- to remove by cutting |
excise | N- an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service. |
jaunty | Adj- lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance. |
predatory | Adj- preying on, plundering, or piratical |
ravage | V- to destroy, lay waste, ruin; |
ravage | N- ruinous damage, destruction |
stance | N- a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue. |
unassuming | Adj- not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest |
waver | V- to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision. |