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Vocab 7 - English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acme | the highest point |
| attribute | 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 from |
| belittle | to make something appear smaller thatn 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 remove by cutting (n) a indirect taxon the manufacture,sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
| exoctic | foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
| haggard | then,pale and carewarn 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 pont at which two things are joined ; any important poin in time |
| menial | lowly , humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n) a servant who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
| parry | to ward off, evade, avoid; (n) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
| predatory | preying on . plundering or piratical |
| ravage | to destroy, lay waste, ruin, ; (n) 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 person who switches to an opposingside or party have only contempt for the |
| unassuming | not putting on airs, modest |
| wallow | 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 |
| waver | to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision |