vocab 7c

Question 1

attribute

Answer 1

N)a quality or characteristics belonging to or associated with someone/something V)to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

Question 2

convey

Answer 2

V)to transport; to communicate, make known

Question 3

exotic

Answer 3

ADJ)foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

Question 4

haggard

Answer 4

ADJ)thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking

Question 5

juncture

Answer 5

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

Question 6

menial

Answer 6

ADJ)lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity N)a person who does the humble or unpleasant task

Question 7

parry

Answer 7

V)to ward off, flend off, deflect, evade, avoid

Question 8

tawdry

Answer 8

ADJ)showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

Question 9

turncoat

Answer 9

N)a person who switches to an opposing side or party

Question 10

wallow

Answer 10

V)to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way, to over indulge in, to have an abundance N)a wet, mushy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse

Question 11

acme

Answer 11

N)the highest point

Question 12

belittle

Answer 12

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

Question 13

doctrine

Answer 13

N)a belief, principle, or teacher; a system of such beliefs or principles

Question 14

excise

Answer 14

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

Question 15

jaunty

Answer 15

ADJ)lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance

Question 16

predatory

Answer 16

ADJ)preying on, plundering, or piratical

Question 17

ravage

Answer 17

V)to destroy, lay waste, ruin N)ruinous damage, destruction

Question 18

stance

Answer 18

N)a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue

Question 19

unassuming

Answer 19

ADJ)not putting on airs, unpretentious; moddest

Question 20

waver

Answer 20

V)to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision