Unit 7-8 Vocabulary Words

Front 1

acme

Back 1

the highest point

Front 2

attribute

Back 2

a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something

Front 3

belittle

Back 3

to make something appear smaller than it is

Front 4

convey

Back 4

to transport; to transmit; to communicate

Front 5

doctrine

Back 5

a belief; principle; teaching

Front 6

excise

Back 6

to remove by cutting; an indirect tax

Front 7

exotic

Back 7

foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

Front 8

haggard

Back 8

thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering

Front 9

jaunty

Back 9

lively, easy, and carefree

Front 10

juncture

Back 10

a joining together; the point at which two things are joined

Front 11

menial

Back 11

lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity

Front 12

parry

Back 12

to ward off; evade; avoid

Front 13

predatory

Back 13

preying on

Front 14

ravage

Back 14

to destroy; ruin

Front 15

stance

Back 15

a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue

Front 16

tawdry

Back 16

showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

Front 17

turncoat

Back 17

someone who switches to the opposing party or side

Front 18

unassuming

Back 18

modest

Front 19

wallow

Back 19

to roll about in lazily

Front 20

waver

Back 20

to move to and fro

Front 21

abut

Back 21

to support

Front 22

attire

Back 22

clothes; apparel

Front 23

avail

Back 23

to be of use or benefit to

Front 24

crony

Back 24

a very close friend; pal

Front 25

cryptic

Back 25

puzzling or mystifying

Front 26

divergent

Back 26

going in different directions; deviant

Front 27

enmity

Back 27

hatred, ill-will

Front 28

fervent

Back 28

emotional, passionate

Front 29

gaunt

Back 29

thin and bony, bare

Front 30

infiltrate

Back 30

to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily

Front 31

nullify

Back 31

to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out

Front 32

perceptible

Back 32

capable of being grasped by the senses or mind

Front 33

plummet

Back 33

to plunge straight down

Front 34

proclaim

Back 34

to declare publicly or officially

Front 35

proxy

Back 35

an agent; substitute

Front 36

rankle

Back 36

to cause anger, irritation

Front 37

scavenger

Back 37

a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials

Front 38

stint

Back 38

to limit; be sparing or frugal

Front 39

stoical

Back 39

self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain; not showing emotion

Front 40

unflagging

Back 40

tireless