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(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service



(n)It adopted next excise duties on articles produced or consumed within the country.


(v)I excised the picture from the paper with scissors

excise
(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual



There are exotic animals all over the world.

exotic
(adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking



Hagrid in Harry Potter is not haggard.

haggard
(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance



A smile is very jaunty.

jaunty
(n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time



The train went through a juncture.

juncture
(adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks



Menials(n) are usually menial.(adj)

menial
(v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports



Perry the Platypus parried(v) every attack using a parry.(n)

parry
(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical



A lion is a predatory animal.

predatory
(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction



The racoon ravaged(v) through the ravage.(n)

ravage
(n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue



There is a stance that I did that is very hard.

stance
(adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste



I am not tawdry ever.

tawdry
(n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party



Another word for a turncoat is a traitor.

turncoat
(adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest



I try not to be unassuming.

unassuming
(v.) 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



Pigs wallow(v) in a muddy wallow.(n)

wallow
(v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision



I do not waver in any of my decisions.

waver
(n.) the highest point



The acme of a mountain can be called the summit.

acme
(n.) 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



One of my attributes(n) is the ability to attribute(v) Carly for lying.

attribute
(v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value



I try to belittle my problems because I do not like problems

belittle
(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to



How hard is it to convey the message the Nazis were very mean to Jews.

convey
(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
One doctrine of the christian faith is that Jesus rose from the dead.
doctrine