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vocab unit 7
| Term | Definition | synonyms | antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| acme | (n.) the highest point | summit, top, peak, pinnacle | low point, bottom, nadir |
| attribute | (n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting form | (n.) trait; (v.) ascribe | |
| belittle | (v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggest lack of importance | minimize, underrate, disparage | exaggerate, magnify, overestimate |
| convey | (v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to | carry, send, impart | |
| 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; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service | (v.) to cut out, delete, expunge | (v.) put in, insert, interpolate |
| exotic | (adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual | strange, alien, picturesque, colorful | native, indigenous, familiar, common place |
| haggard | (adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking | drawn, gaunt, wasted | healthy, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty |
| jaunty | (adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance | unconcerned, lighthearted | downcast, dejected, glum |
| juncture | (n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important part in time | union, seam, joint, turning point | |
| menial | (adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance of dignity; (n.) a person who does humble and unpleasant tasks | (n.) underlining, servant | (adj.) lofty, elevated; (n.) boss, master |
| parry | (v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports | ||
| predatory | (adj.) preying on, plundering, or piralical | looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious | |
| ravage | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction | (v.) wreck, devastate | (v.) spare |
| stance | (n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on a issue | posture, bearing | |
| tawdry | (adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste | loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar | refined, tasteful, subdued, muted |
| turncoat | (n.) a person who switches to an opposite side or party | traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade | loyalist, die-hard |
| unassuming | (adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest | conceited, pretentious, self-important | |
| 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 | (v.) delight in, bask in | |
| waver | (v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision | hesitate, falter | stand firm, be resolute |
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