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Vocabulary Unit Seven
vocab review
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Education
8th Grade
04/07/2009

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acme
Definition
the highest point
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attribute
Definition

a quality or characteristic

to assign to, credit with

to regard as caused by or resulting from

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belittle
Definition

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
Definition

to transport, to transmit

to communicate, make known

to transfer ownership or title to

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doctrine
Definition

a belief, principle or teaching

a system of beliefs

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excise
Definition

to remove by cutting;

an indirect tax on the manufacture,sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

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exotic
Definition

foreign

charmingly unfamiliar

strikingly unusual

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haggard
Definition

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

wild-looking

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jaunty
Definition

lively, easy and carefree in manner

smart or trim in appearance

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juncture
Definition

a joining together;

the point at which two things are joined,

any important point in time

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menial
Definition

lowly, humble,

lacking importance or dignity;

a person who does the unpleasant tasks

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parry
Definition

to ward off

fend off, deflect, evade, avoid;

a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

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predatory
Definition

preying on, plundering

piratical, looting, rapacious

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ravage
Definition

to destroy, lay waste to,

ruin,

destruction

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stance
Definition

a way of holding the body;

an attitude or position on an issue

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tawdry
Definition
showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
Term
turncoat
Definition

a person who switches to an opposing side or party

traitor

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unassuming
Definition

not putting on airs

modest, unpretentious

 

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wallow
Definition

to roll about

to overindulge in; to have in abundance

a wet, muddy area;

a state of moral or physical collapse

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waver
Definition

to move to and fro,

become unsteady;

to show lack of firmness or decision

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