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Unit Seven Flashcards

1
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the highest point (of something)

A

acme

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2
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a characteristic, usually a good one

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attribute

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3
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to explain by indicating a cause

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attribute

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4
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lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

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belittle

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5
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to transport

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convey

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6
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to transmit

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convey

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7
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to communicate, make known

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convey

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8
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to transfer ownership or title to

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convey

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9
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a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

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doctrine

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10
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to remove by cutting;

A

excise

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11
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an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

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excise

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12
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strikingly strange or unusual

A

exotic

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13
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showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

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haggard

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14
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having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

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jaunty

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15
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a joining together

A

juncture

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16
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the point at which two things are joined;

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juncture

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17
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any important point in time

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juncture

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18
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity;

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menial

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19
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a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

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menial

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20
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ti ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid;

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parry

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21
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a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

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parry

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22
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living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain

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predatory

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23
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to destroy, lay waste, ruin

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ravage

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24
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ruinous damage, destruction

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ravage

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25
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standing posture

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stance

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26
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cheap and shoddy

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tawdry

27
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a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

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turncoat

28
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not arrogant or presuming

A

unassuming

29
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to roll about in a lazy. clumsy, or helpless way

A

wallow

30
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to overindulge in

A

wallow

31
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to have in abundance;

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wallow

32
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a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath

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wallow

33
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a state of moral or physical collapse

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wallow

34
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to move to and fro, become unsteady

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waver

35
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to show lack of firmness or decision

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waver

36
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S for acme

A

summit, top, peak, pinnacle

37
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S for attribute

A

(n.) traitj; (v.) ascribe

38
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S for belittle

A

minimize, underrate, disparage

39
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S for convey

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carry, send, impart

40
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S for excise

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cut out, delete expunge

41
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S for exotic

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strange, alien, picturesque, colorful

42
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S for haggard

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drawn, gaunt, wasted

43
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S for jaunty

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unconcerned, lighthearted

44
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S for juncture

A

union, seam, joint, turning point

45
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S for menial

A

underling, scullion, servant

46
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S for predatory

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looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious

47
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S for ravage

A

wreck, devastate

48
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S for stance

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posture, bearing

49
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S for tawdry

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loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar

50
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S for turncoat

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traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade

51
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S for wallow

A

delight in, bask in

52
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S for waver

A

hesitate, falter

53
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A for acme

A

low point, bottom, nadir

54
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A for belittle

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exaggerate, magnify, overestimate

55
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A for excise

A

put in, insert, interpolate

56
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A for exotic

A

native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace

57
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A for haggard

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healthy, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty

58
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A for jaunty

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downcast, dejected, glum

59
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A for menial

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lofty, elevated; (n.) boss, master

60
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A for ravage

A

spure

61
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A for tawdry

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refined, tasteful, subdued, muted

62
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A for turncoat

A

loyalist, diehard

63
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A for unassuming

A

conceited, pretentious, self-important

64
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A for waver

A

stand firm, be resolute

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