Vocab Unit 7 Flashcards

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Attribute

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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something

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Acme

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The highest point

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Belittle

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

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Convey

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To transport

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Doctrine

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A belief

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Excise

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To remove by cutting

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Exotic

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Foreign

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Haggard

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thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering

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Jaunty

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lively, easy, and carefree in manner

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Juncture

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A joining together

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Menial

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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity

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Parry

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to ward of, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid

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Predatory

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To prey upon

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Ravage

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To destroy and plunder

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Stance

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A way of holding the body

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Tawdry

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Showy and flashy but without good taste

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Turncoat

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A person who switches to an opposing side or party

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Unassuming

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Modest

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Wallow

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To roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way.

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Waver

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To move to and fro