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vocab unit 7
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8th Grade
12/30/2011

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the highest point
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acme
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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or someone
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attribute
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to make something appear smaller than it really is
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belittle
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to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known
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convey
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a belief, principle or teaching
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doctrine
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to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture sale, or distribution of commodity or service
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excise
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foreign; charmingly unfamilliar or strikingly unusual
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exotic
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thin, pale, and careworn as a result of suffering
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haggard
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lively, easy and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
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jaunty
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a joining together; the point at which two things are joined
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juncture
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
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menial
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to ward off; fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
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parry
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preying on, plundering
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predatory
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to destroy, lay waste, ruin
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ravage
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a way of holding the body; an attitude or position
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stance
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showy and flashy, but lacking in good taste
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tawdry
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a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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to roll about in a lazy, clumsy or helpless way; to overindulge; to have in abundance
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wallow
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