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Unit 7 Vocab - LMS
vocab words from unit 7
Question | Answer |
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Acme | the highest point S - summit A - Low point |
Attribute | a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something S- trait |
Belittle | to make something appear smaller than it is S- minimize A- exaggerate |
Convey | to transport; to transmit S- carry, send |
Doctrine | a brief, principle, or teaching |
Excise | to remove by cutting; or an idierct tax on sales S- cut out A- put in |
Haggard | thin, plae and careworn as a result of worry S- drawn A- healthy |
Jaunty | lively, easy and carefree in manner S- unconcerned A- downcast |
Juncture | a joining together S- union |
Menial | lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity S- underling A- lofty |
Parry | to ward off or fend off |
Predatory | preying on, plundering |
Ravage | to destory, lay waste, ruin S- wreck A- spare |
Stance | a way of holding the body S- posture |
Tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking in good taste S- loud or gaudy A- refined |
Turncoat | a person who switches to an apposing side or party S- traitor A- loyalist |
Unassuming | not putting on airs, unpretentious or modest A- conceited |
Wallow | to roll about in a lazt, clumsy or helpless way S- delight in |
Waver | to move to and fro, become unsteady S- hesitate A- stand firm |