Unit 7

Question 1

Belittle

Answer 1

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

Synonyms: minimize, underrate, disparage
Antonyms: exaggerate, magnify, overestimate

Question 2

Convey

Answer 2

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

Synonyms: carry, send, impart

Question 3

Doctrine

Answer 3

(N.) a belief, principal, or teaching, a system of such beliefs or principals, a formulation of such beliefs or principals

Question 4

Excise

Answer 4

(V.) to remove by cutting
(N.) an indirect tax on manufacture sale or distribution of a commodity or service

Synonyms: (v.) cut out, expunge
Antonyms: (v.) out in, interpolate

Question 5

Jaunty

Answer 5

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

Synonyms: unconcerned, lighthearted
Antonyms: downcast, dejected, glum

Question 6

Juncture

Answer 6

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

Synonyms: Union, seam, joint, turning point

Question 7

Menial

Answer 7

(Adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
(N.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

Synonyms: (n.) underlying, scullion, servant
Antonyms: (adj.) lofty, elevated (n.) boss, master

Question 8

Stance

Answer 8

(N.) a way of holding the body, an attitude or position on an issue

Synonyms: posture, bearing

Question 9

Turncoat

Answer 9

(N.) a persons who switches to an opposing side or party

Synonyms: quisling, deserter, renegade
Antonyms: loyalist, diehard

Question 10

Acme

Answer 10

(N.) the highest point

Synonyms: summit, top, peak, pinnacle
Antonyms: low point, bottom, nadir