Unit 7-9

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acme

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(n.) the highest point

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summit top peak pinnacle
low point bottom nadir

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attribute

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(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or soemthing (v.) to assign to credit with to regard as caused by resulting fromq

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trait ascribe

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belittled

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

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minimize underrate disparage
exaggerate magnify overestimate

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convey

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(v.) to transport to transmit to comunicate make known to transfer ownership or title to

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carry send impart

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doctrine

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(n.) a belief principle or teaching a system of such beliefs or principles a formulation of such beliefs or principles

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excise

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

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cut out delete expunge
put in insert interpolate

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exotic

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(adj.) foreign charmingly unfamiliar or stirkingly unusual

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strange alien pictursque colorful
native indigenous familiar commonplace

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haggard

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(adj.) thin pale and careworn as a result of worry or suffering

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drawn guant wasted
healthy glowing radiant hale and hearty

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jaunty

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(adj.) lively easy and carefree i manner smart or trim in appearance

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unconcerned light hearted
downcast dejected glum

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juncture

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(n.) a joining together the point at which 2 things are joined any important point in time

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union seam joint turning point

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menial

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

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n. underling scullion servant
lofty elevated boss master

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parry

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(v.) to ward off fend off deflect evade avoid (n.) a defensive movement on fencing and other sports

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predatory

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(adj.) preying on plundering or piratical

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looting pillaging ravenous rapacious

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ravage

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

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wreck devastate
spare

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stance

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

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posture bearing

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tawdry

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(adj.) showy flashy but lacking in good taste

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loud garish gaudy tacky vulgar
refined tasteful subdued muted

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turncoat

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

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traitor quisling deserter renegade
loyalist diehard

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unassuming

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(adj.) not putting on airs unpretinious modest

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conceited pretenious self important

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wallow

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(v.) to roll about n 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

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delight in bask in

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waver

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

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hesitate falter
stand firm be resolute

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abut

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(v.) to join at one end or be next to support prop up

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borderon bolster

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attire

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(n.) clothes apparel garb (v.) to dress adorn or bedeck

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clothing

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avail

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(v.) to be of use or benefit to to make use of to take advantage of to proft or benefit (n.) use benefit or value

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crony

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(n.) a very close friend pal chum buddy

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enemy rivasl

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cryptic

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(adj.) puzzling mysterying or enigmatic

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crystal clear unambigous

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divergent

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(adj.) going in different directions different from each other departing from convention deviant

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not in agreement differing unorthodox unconventional
merging intersecting converging orthodox conventional

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enmity

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(n.) hatred, ill-will

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hostility animosity antagonism
friendship amity

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fervent

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(adj.) very earnest emotional passionate exetremely hot

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enthusiastic ardent burning blazing scorching
blase apathetic restrained emotionless

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gaunt

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(adj.) thin and bony starved looking bare barren

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lean scrawny lanky all skin and bones
plump chubby stout corpulent

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infiltrate

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(v.) to pass through or gain entrance to rgadually or stealthily

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slip into creep into penetrate

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nullify

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(v.) to make of no value or consequence cancel wipe out

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invalidatet annul
confirm endorse ratify sanction

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perceptible

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(adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind

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noticeable discernible observable
invisible unnoticeable indiscernible

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plummet

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(v.) to plunge straight down (n.) a weight fastened to a line

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take a nosedive
soar skyrocket

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proclaim

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(v.) to declare publicly or officially

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announce promulgate
conceal cover up

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proxy

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(n.) an agent substitute a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place

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deputy representative

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rankle

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(v.) to cause anger irritation or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)

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irritate vex nettle irk gall
please delight gratify

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scavenger

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(n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies

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rummager

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stint

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(v.) to limit be sparing or frugal (n.) a limit or restriction a fixed share of work or duty a period of activity

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restrict scrimp economize
splurge squander lavish

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stoical

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(adj.) self-controlled not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain

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unresponsive impassive
excitable emotional hotheaded

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unflagging

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(v.) tireless continuing with vigor

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steady undiminished unremitting
diminishing drooping sagging

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apt

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(adj.) suitable fitting likely quick to learn

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appropriate fit proper liable
inappropriate unlikely slow

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awry

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(adj., adv.) in turned or twisted position or direction, wrong, out of the right or hoped for course

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crooked askew amiss
straight symmetrical

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bludgeon

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(n.) a short club used as a weapon (v.) to strike with a heavy club to use force or strong arguments to gain sme point

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cudgel clobber clout

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capitulate

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(v.) to end resistance give up surrender throw in the towel

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hold out persist

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chafe

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(v.) to warm by rubbing to wear sore by rubbing to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction annoy irk to strain or press against (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing

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irritate scrape abrade
soothe mollify please elate

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defile

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(v. trans) to make unclean or dirty destroy the purity of (v. intrans) to march in a single line or in columns (n.) a narrow passage gorge canyon

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pollute contaminate desecrate
cleanse purify

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dire

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(adj.) dreadful causing fear or suffering warning of trouble to come demanding immediate action to avoid disaster

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disastrous ominous sinister urgent
favorable auspicious beneficial

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disarming

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(adj.) charming tending to get rid of unfriendliness or supicion

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endeaering winning
alarming troubling disquieting

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disgruntled

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(adj. part) in bad humor discontented annoyed

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displeased grumpy surly
pleased satisfied content

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encroach

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(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits trespass

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intrude infringe

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endow

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(v.) to furnish equip provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality

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grant bestow present bequeath
take away deprive

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fend

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(v.) to ward off resist to get along manage

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stave off cope

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impunity

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(n.) freedom from punishment

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exemption from penalty immunity

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mien

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(n.) air manner appearance expressionq

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looking bearing demeanor

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penal

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(adj.) having to do with punishment

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correctional displinary

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pertinent

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(adj.) related to the matter at hand to the point

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relevant germane apropos
unrealted irrelevant immaterial

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predominate

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(adj.) the greatest in strength or power most common

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chief major paramont prevalent
secondary minor subsidiary rare

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prodigy

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(n.) something wonderful or marvelous something monstrous or abnormal an unusual feat a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent

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marvel wonder freak genius
dumbbell dunce dullard

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relcuse

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(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or with drawn fron the world

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loner hermit

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renown

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(n.) fame glory

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reputation celebrity prestige
obsurity infamy notoriety