Vocab Unit 7

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acme

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the highest point (n)

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attribute

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a quality or characterstic belonging o or associated with somene or something(n);to assign to, credit with(v), to regard as cause by or resulting from

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belittle

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

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convey

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to transport to trasmit; to commnicate, make known; to transer ownership or title to(v)

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doctrine

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

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excise

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to remove by cutting(v);an idirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodiy or servce(n)

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exotic

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foreign; charmingly unfimiliar or strikingly unusual(adj)

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haggard

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

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jaunty

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lively, easy, and carefree; smart or trim(adj)

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juncture

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

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menial

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lowly, humble, lacking importanceor dignity(adj) a servant who does the humble and umpeasant tasks(n)

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parry

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to ward off, evade, avoid(v); a defensve movement in fencing and other sports(n)

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predatory

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preying on, pludering, or piratical(adj)

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ravage

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to detroy, lay wast, ruin(v); ruinous damage, destruction(n)

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stance

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a way of holding the body; an attitude or possition o an issue(n)

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tawdry

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showy and fash but lacking i good taste(adj)

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turncoat

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

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unassuming

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not putting on airs, modest(adj)

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wallow

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to rollabot in lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abudance(v); a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse(n)

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waver

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