unit 7 Flashcards
a quality or characters belonging to or associated with someone or something to assign to credit with to regard as caused
attribute
the highest point
acme
to make something appear smaller than it is to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
belittle
to transport to transmit to communicate make know to transfer ownership or title to
convey
a belief principle or teaching a system of such beliefs or principles a formulation of such beliefs or service
Doctrine
foreign charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
exotic
thin pale and careworn as a result of worry or suffering wild looking
haggard
lively easy and carefree in manner smart or trim in appearance
jaunty
a joining together the point at which two things are jointed any important point in time
juncture
lowly humble lacking importance or dignity a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
menial
to ward off fend off evade avoid a defensive movement in ffencing and other sports
parry
preying on plundering or piratical
predatory
to destroy lay waste ruin ruinous damage destruction
ravage
a way of holding the body an attitude or position on an issue
stance
showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
tawdry