ILA - Vocabulary - Unit 7

Question 1

acme

Answer 1

(n) the highest point, zenith

Question 2

attribute

Answer 2

(n) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something;

(v) to assign to; to credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from; to give credit for

Question 3

belittle

Answer 3

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

Question 4

convey

Answer 4

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

Question 5

doctrine

Answer 5

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

Question 6

excise

Answer 6

(v) to remove by cutting

(n) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

Question 7

exotic

Answer 7

(adj) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar; strikingly unusual

Question 8

haggard

Answer 8

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

Question 9

jaunty

Answer 9

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

Question 10

juncture

Answer 10

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

Question 11

menial

Answer 11

(adj) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity

(n) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

Question 12

parry

Answer 12

(v) to ward off, to push away; to fend off, to evade or avoid;

(n) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

Question 13

predatory

Answer 13

(adj) preying on, plundering, piratical; preying on lesser beings

Question 14

ravage

Answer 14

(v) to destroy; to lay waste; to ruin

(n) ruinous damage, destruction

Question 15

stance

Answer 15

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

Question 16

tawdry

Answer 16

(adj) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

Question 17

turncoat

Answer 17

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

Question 18

unassuming

Answer 18

(adj) not putting on airs; unpretentious; modest; not showy; conservative

Question 19

wallow

Answer 19

(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 20

waver

Answer 20

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

Question 21

rejuvenate

Answer 21

(v) to restore to youthful vigor; to re-energize

Question 22

nuance

Answer 22

(n) a slight or subtle difference in details

Question 23

imminent

Answer 23

(adj) about to occur very soon

Question 24

cusp

Answer 24

(n) the very edge or brink; a turning point