Vocab Unit 7

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(n.) the highest point

Back 1

acme

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(n.) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; (v.) to assign, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

Back 2

attribute

Front 3

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

Back 3

belittle

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

Back 4

convey

Front 5

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

Back 5

doctrine

Front 6

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

Back 6

excise

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(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

Back 7

exotic

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

Back 8

haggard

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

Back 9

jaunty

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

Back 10

juncture

Front 11

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

Back 11

menial

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

Back 12

parry

Front 13

(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical

Back 13

predatory

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

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ravage

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

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stance

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

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tawdry

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

Back 17

turncoat

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

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unassuming

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(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

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wallow

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

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waver