Unit 7

Question 1

Acme (n)

Ak” me

Answer 1

The highest point

Question 2

Attribute
(N) (at’ tra byut)
(V) (a trib’ yat)

Answer 2

(N) A quality of characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something;
(V) To assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

Question 3

Belittle (V)

Bi lit’ al

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Convey (V)

Kan va’

Answer 4

To transport; to transmit to communicate, make known, to transfer ownership to title

Question 5

Doctrine (n)

Dak’ trin

Answer 5

A belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles.

Question 6

Excise
(V) (ek siz’)
(N)(ek’ siz)

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 (adj)

It zat’ ik

Answer 7

Foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

Question 8

Haggard (adj)

Hag’ ard

Answer 8

Thin pale and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking

Question 9

Jaunty (adj)

Jon’ te

Answer 9

Lively easy and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance

Question 10

Juncture (n)

Jungk’ cher

Answer 10

A joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time

Question 11

Menial (Adj)(N)

Me’ ne al

Answer 11

(Ajd) Lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
(N) A person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
Not requiring much skill

Question 12

Parry (V) (N)

Par’e

Answer 12

(V) to ward off, fend off, evade, avoid

(N) Defensive movement in fencing and other sports

Question 13

Predatory.(adj)

Pred’ a tor e

Answer 13

Preying on, plundering, or piratical

Question 14

Ravage (V)

Rav’ ij

Answer 14

To destroy; lay waste, ruin (n) Ruinous damage, destruction

Question 15

Stance (N)

Stans

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Tawdry (adj)

To’ dre

Answer 16

Showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

Question 17

Turncoat (N)

Tarn’ Kot

Answer 17

A person who switches to an opposing side

Question 18

Unassuming (adj)

An a su’ ming

Answer 18

Not putting on airs, unpretentious, modest

Question 19

Wallow (V) (N)

Wal’ o

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 (V)

Wa’ var

Answer 20

To move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decisions