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