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Vocab
unit 7 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point |
| attribute | a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something |
| belittle | to make something appear smaller than it is; suggests lack of importance |
| convey | to transport transmit communicate make known |
| doctrine | a belief principle or teaching a system of such beliefs or principles |
| excise | to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture |
| exotic | foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
| haggard | thin pale and careworn as a result of worry or suffering |
| jaunty | lively easy and carefree in manner; smart in appearance |
| juncture | a joining together |
| menial | lowly humble lacking importance or dignity; person who does humble unpleasant tasks |
| parry | to ward off fend off evade avoid; defensive move in fencing |
| predatory | preying on plundering |
| ravage | to destroy lay waste ruin |
| stance | a way of holding the body; attitude; position |
| tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
| turncoat | a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
| unassuming | not putting on airs; modest |
| wallow | to roll about in lazy, clumsy, or helpless way. overindulge |
| waver | to move to and fro; become unsteady |