Vocab Unit 7
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- waver
- -v- to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision syn:hesitate, falter ant:stand firm, be solute
- acme
- -n- the highest point syn:summit, top, peak, pinnacle ant: low point, bottom, nadir
- parry
- -v- to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid -n- a defensive movement in fencing and other sport
- doctrine
- -n- a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles-
- turncoat
- -n- a person who switches to an opposing side or party syn:traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade ant:loyalist, diehard
- belittle
- -v- to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggest lack of importance or value syn:minimize, underrate, disparage ant:exaggerate, magnify, overestimate
- unassuming
- -adj- not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest ant:conceited, pretentious, self-important
- wallow
- -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 unsed by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse ant-v-: delight in, bask in
- haggard
- -adj- thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry of suffering; wild-looking syn: drawn, gaunt, wasted ant: healthy, flowing, radiant, hale and hearty
- ravage
- -v- to destroy, lay waste, ruin -n-ruinous damage, destruction syn-v-:wreck, devastate ant-v-:spare
- excise
- v- to remove by cutting -n- an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service syn-v-: cut our, delete, expunge ant-v-: put in, insert, interpolate
- juncture
- -n- a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time syn:union, seam, joint, turning point
- exotic
- -adj- foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual syn: strange, alien, picturesque, colorful ant: native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace
- jaunty
- -adj- lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance syn:unconcerned, lighthearted ant:downcast, dejected, glum
- predatory
- -adj-preying on, plundering, or piratical syn-looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious
- convey
- -v- to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to syn:carry, send, impart
- stance
- -n- a way of holding the body, an attitude or position on an issue syn:posture, bearing
- attribute
- -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 syn-n-:trait syn-v-:ascribe
- menial
- -adj- lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity -n-a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks syn-n-:underling, scullion, servant ant-adj-:lofty, elevated ant-adj-: boss, master
- tawdry
- -adj-showy and flashy but lacking in good taste syn:loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar ant:refined, tasteful, subdued, muted