Vocabulary Workshop Unit 6 Flashcards

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Acme

(n. ack-mE)

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(n.) The highest point

Education is an acme of a persons life, as it is quiet important.

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Attribute

( n. a-tra-bute)

(v. uh-trib-ute)

Back 2

(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

(n.) A well-known attribute of mine is that I love Sushi.

(v.) The teacher attributed homework to the entire class.

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Belittle

( v. Buh-little)

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

v. It is rude to belittle a good friend and show them little or no importance.

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Convey

(v. Con-vay)

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

(v.) The woman conveyed her apologies to the family for losing a loved one.

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Doctrine

( n. Dock-trin)

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

(n.) A Theology class is an example of a doctrine class.

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Excise

(n. eggs-ize)

(v. egg-size)

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

(v.) To excise fat excess fat from steak you need a knife.

(n.) I learned in history that there was an excise on imported tea.

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Exotic

(adj. igs-ah-tick)

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(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

The exotic flower was beautiful and had rarely been seen.

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Haggard

(adj. Hagg-erd)

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adj. Thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-look

When the homeless family was rescued, they showed a haggard appearance and needed care, shelter, and food.

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Jaunty

(adj. JaWn-te)

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adj. Lively, easy, and carefree in manner: smart or trim in appearance

The jaunty, full-of-life little girl was ready for the filed-trip.

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Juncture

(n. Junk-ture)

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

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Menial

(adj. n. ME-ne-al)

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

adj. His menial way of thinking at school results in lower grades.

n. The man was considered a menial person do to his unpleasant exterminator job.

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Parry

(v. n. Parr-ie)

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v. to ward off, fend off, avoid;

n. a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

V. The coach parried the non-players off of the field and made them go sit on the benches.

n. The number of parry-like movements in football greatly exceed ones in golf.

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Predatory

(adj. pre-da-tori)

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adj. preying on, plundering, or practical

adj. The predatory animal sat behind the tree while spying on it's next meal.

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Ravage

(v. n. Rav-edge)

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v. to destroy, lay waste, ruin;

n. ruinous damage, destruction

v. The fire ravaged the note thrown into the fireplace.

n. A great amount of ravage remained after Hurricane Katrina

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Stance

(n. stance)

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

n. The players awkward stance prohibited him from catching the ball.

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Tawdry

(adj. Taw-drE)

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adj. showy, flashy but lacking in good taste

adj. The curtains were a bright tawdry yellow, not fitting the rest of the decor in the room.

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Turncoat

(n. Turn-coat)

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

n. A man in history was known as a turncoat. He secretly left the english in war and went over to the British.

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Unassuming

(adj. un-a-ssuming)

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adj. Not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest

adj. The girl showed an unassuming, quiet personality; years later her name was in headlines.

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Wallow

(v. n. Wa-low)

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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 or moral or physical collapse

v. The pigs wallowed around in their pens as if it were mud on the ground

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Waver

(v. wai-ver)

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

The sisters spent mixtures wavering between two dresses for prom.