Unit 7 Vocab
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- ravage
- v- to destroy, lay waste,ruin. n- ruinous damage, destruction,
- unassuming
- adj- not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
- tawdry
- adj- showy and flahsy but lacking in good taste
- doctrine
- n- a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
- exotic
- adj- foreign;charmingly unfamiliar or stringly unusual
- parry
- v- to ward off, feend off, deflect,, evade, avoid;n- a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
- convey
- v- to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
- excise
- v- to remove by cutting;n- an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
- acme
- n- the highest point
- stance
- n- a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
- waver
- v- to move to and fro; become unstready; to show lack of firmness or decision
- belittle
- v- to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
- attribute
- n- a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something;v- To assign to, or credit with;to regard as a caused by or resulting from
- menial
- adj- lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity;n- a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
- turncoat
- n- a person who switches to an oppostie side or party
- juncture
- n- a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
- jaunty
- adj- lively, easy, and carefree in a manner; smart or trim in appearance
- predatory
- adj- preying on, plundering, or piratical
- haggard
- adj- thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild looking
- 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 used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse