Vocabulary Unit 7 Flashcards

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Attribute

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

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Acme

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(n.) the highest point

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Belittle

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(v.) 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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(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to

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Doctrine

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(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles

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Excise

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(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

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Exotic

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(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

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Haggard

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

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Jaunty

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(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance

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Juncture

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

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Menial

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(adf, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

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Parry

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(v.) to ward of, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

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Predatory

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(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical

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Ravage

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(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction

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Stance

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(n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue

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Tawdry

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(adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

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Turncoat

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(n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party

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Unassuming

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(adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest

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Wallow

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

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Waver

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(v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision