Vocab Unit 7

Question 0

attribute

Answer 0

a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

Question 1

acme

Answer 1

the highest point

Question 2

belittle

Answer 2

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

Question 3

convey

Answer 3

to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to

Question 4

doctrine

Answer 4

a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles

Question 5

excise

Answer 5

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

Question 6

exotic

Answer 6

foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

Question 7

haggard

Answer 7

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

Question 8

jaunty

Answer 8

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

Question 9

juncture

Answer 9

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

Question 10

menial

Answer 10

lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

Question 11

parry

Answer 11

to ward of, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

Question 12

predatory

Answer 12

preying on, plundering, or piratical

Question 13

ravage

Answer 13

to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction

Question 14

stance

Answer 14

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

Question 15

tawdry

Answer 15

showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

Question 16

turncoat

Answer 16

a person who switches to an opposing side or party

Question 17

unassuming

Answer 17

not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest

Question 18

wallow

Answer 18

to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse

Question 19

waver

Answer 19

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