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unit 7 aol
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acme | highest point |
| attribute | quality or characteristic; credit with |
| belittle | to refer to in way of lacking importance or value |
| convey | communicate; make known |
| doctrine | belief principle or teaching |
| excise | to remove by cutting; indirect tax |
| exotic | foreign |
| haggard | thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild- looking |
| jaunty | lively, easy, and in a carefree manner |
| juncture | joining together |
| menial | lowly, humble, lacking importance |
| parry | to ward off, avoid; defensive movement in fencing |
| predatory | preying on |
| ravage | destroy, lay waste, ruin |
| stance | posture, body position |
| tawdry | flashy but lacking in good taste |
| turncoat | traitor, deserter, renegade |
| unassuming | not putting on airs, modest |
| wallow | to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way |
| waver | to move to and fro, unsteady, hesistate |