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Vocab 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point |
| attribute | a quality or characteristic belonngig to or associated with someoe or something: to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from |
| belittle | to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value |
| 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 remve by cutting: an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
| exotic | foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
| haggard | thin, 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 servant who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
| parry | to ward off, evade, avoid: a defence movement in fencing and other sports |
| predatory | preying on, plundering, or piratical |
| ravage | to desroy, lay waste, ruin: ruinous damage, desruction |
| stance | a way of holding the body; an attitude r position on an issue |
| tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
| turncoat | a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
| unassuming | not puting on airs, 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 or moral of physical collapse |
| waver | to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision |