Unit 7 Flashcards

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Acme

A

The highest point

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Attribute(n)

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A characteristic associated with something

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Attribute(v)

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To assign to

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Belittle

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

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Convey

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To transport or make known as

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Doctrine

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A belief or teaching

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Excise(v)

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To remove by cutting

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Excise(n)

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And indirect tax on the manufacture sale or distribution of a service

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Exotic

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Foreign and unfamiliar

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Haggard

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Looking exhausted as a result of suffering or worry

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Jaunty

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Carefree and manor or smart in appearance

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Juncture

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A joining together or any important point in time

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Menial(adj)

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Lacking importance

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Menial(n)

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A person who does the unpleasant tasks

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Parry(v)

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To ward off or avoid

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Parry(n)

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A defensive movement in fencing and other sports

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Predatory

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Preying on

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Ravage(v)

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To destroy

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Ravage(n)

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Ruinous destruction

20
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Stance

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A way of holding the body or a position on an issue

21
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Tawdry

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Showy but lacking good taste

22
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Turncoat

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A person who switches sides

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Unassuming

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Not putting on airs or modest

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Wallow(v)

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To go about something in a lazy way or to have an abundance of something

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Wallow(n)

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A muddy, wet,or dusty area used by many animals as a bath or state of moral or physical collapse

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Waver

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not being able to make a decision