Vocab Unit 7

Question 1

acme

Answer 1

noun
The highest point
Syn: summit, top, peak, pinnacle

Question 2

attribute

Answer 2

noun
A quality or characteristics belonging to or associated with someone or something
verb
To assign to, to give credit to (for work)
To regard as caused by or resulting from
Syn: (n.) trait, (v.) ascribe

Question 3

belittle

Answer 3

verb
To make something appear smaller than it is
To refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
Syn: minimize, underrate, disparage
Ant: exaggerate, magnify, overestimate

Question 4

convey

Answer 4

verb
To transport
To transmit
To communicate, make known
To transfer ownership or title to
Syn:  carry, send, impart
The U.N. uses convoys to convey humanitarian aid to besieged cities in war-torn nations.

Question 5

doctrine

Answer 5

noun
A belief, principle, or teaching
A system of such beliefs or principles
A statement of beliefs or principles

Question 6

excise

Answer 6

verb
To remove by cutting
noun
An indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

Question 7

exotic

Answer 7

adjective
Foreign
Charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
Syn: strange, alien, picturesque, colorful
Ant: native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace

Question 8

haggard

Answer 8

adjective
Thin, pale, and worn-out/tired-looking as result of worry or suffering
Wild-looking/unkept
Syn:  drawn, gaunt
Ant:  healthy, glowing, hale and hearty

Question 9

jaunty

Answer 9

adj.
Lively, easy, and carefree in manner
Smart or trim in appearance
Syn:  unconcerned, lighthearted
Ant: downcast, dejected, glum

Question 10

juncture

Answer 10

noun
A joining together
The point at which two things are joined
Any important point in time
Syn:  union, seam, joint, turning point

Question 11

menial

Answer 11

adjective
Lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
noun
A person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
Syn: (n.) underling, scullion, servant
Ant: (adj.) lofty, elevated; (n.) boss, master

Question 12

parry

Answer 12

verb
To ward off, fend off, evade, avoid
noun
A defensive movement in fencing and other sports

Question 13

predatory

Answer 13

Adj.
Preying on, plundering, or piratical
Syn: looting, ravenous

Question 14

ravage

Answer 14

verb
To destroy, lay waste, ruin
noun
Ruinous damage, destruction

Syn: (v.) wreck, devastate
Ant: (v.) spare

Question 15

stance

Answer 15

noun
A way of holding the body
An attitude or position on an issue
Syn: posture, bearing

Question 16

tawdry

Answer 16

adjective
Showy and flashy, but lacking in good taste
Syn: gaudy, tacky, loud, vulgar
Ant: refined, tasteful, subdued, muted

Question 17

turncoat

Answer 17

Noun
A person who switches to an opposing side or party

Syn: quisling, deserter, renegade
Ant: loyalist, diehard

Question 18

unassuming

Answer 18

Adj.
Not putting on airs, unpretentious
modest

Ant: conceited, pretentious, self-important

Question 19

wallow

Answer 19

verb
To roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way
To overindulge in
To have in abundance
noun
A wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath
A state of moral or physical collapse
Syn: (v.) delight in, bask in

Question 20

waver

Answer 20

verb
To move to and fro, become unsteady
To be indecisive, show a lack of certainty about a decision

Syn: hesitate
Ant: stand firm, be resolute