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vocab flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| attribute | a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something |
| convey | to transport, to transmit; to communiicate, make known, to transfer ownership or title to. |
| exotic | forein; charmingly unfamilier or strikingly unusual |
| haggard | thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering. |
| juncture | a joining together, the point at which two thing are joined. |
| menial | lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity |
| parry | to ward off, fend off, evade, avaid; a defensive movment iin fencing and other sports |
| tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
| turncoat | a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
| wallow | to roll about in lazy, clumsy, or helpless way |
| acme | the highest point |
| belittle | to make something apear smaller than it is |
| doctrine | a beleif, principle or teaching, a system of beleifs or principles |
| excise | to remove by cutting |
| jaunty | livly, easy and carefree |
| predatory | preying on, plundering or piratical |
| ravage | to destroy, lay waste, ruin |
| stance | a way of holding the body |
| unassuming | not putting on airs , unpretentious; modest |
| waver | to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision |