Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Question 0

Attribute

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Acme

Answer 1

The highest point

Question 2

Belittle

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Convey

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Doctrine

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Excise

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Exotic

Answer 6

(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

Question 7

Haggard

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Jaunty

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Juncture

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Menial

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Parry

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Predatory

Answer 12

(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical

Question 13

Ravage

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Stance

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Tawdry

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Turncoat

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Unassuming

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Wallow

Answer 18

(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

Question 19

Waver

Answer 19

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