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vocab_unit7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the highest point; top, peak | acme |
| a quality or characteristic; trait | attribute |
| to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value | belittle |
| to communicate; make known | convey |
| a belief, principle or teaching | doctrine |
| to remove by cutting | excise |
| an indirect tax | excise |
| foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual | exotic |
| thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering | haggard |
| lively, easy, and carefree in manner | jaunty |
| a joining together; the point at which two things are joined | juncture |
| lowly, humble, lacking importance | menial |
| to ward off, fend off, avoid | parry |
| preying on | predatory |
| to destroy, lay waste, ruin | ravage |
| a way of holding the body | stance |
| showy and flashy but lacking in good taste | tawdry |
| a person who switches to an opposing side or party | turncoat |
| not putting on airs, unpretentious | unassuming |
| to roll about in a lazy, clumsy way, to overindulge | wallow |
| to move to and fro, or to become unsteady | waver |