7-9 unite vocab test 8th grade
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lvascience on February 28, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acme | the highest point |
| Attribute | a quality or characteristic belonging to or accoiacted with someone or something. |
| Belittle | to make something appear smaller than It is |
| Convey | to transport |
| Doctrine | a belief, principle, or teaching |
| Excise | to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture |
| Exotic | foreign |
| Haggard | thin, pale and careworn as a result of worry or suffering |
| Jaunty | lively, ease, and carefree in manner |
| Juncture | a joining together |
| Menial | lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a person who does humble and unpleasant tasks. |
| Parry | to ward off |
| Predatory | preying on |
| Ravage | to destroy; ruinous damage |
| Stance | a way of holding the body |
| Tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking good taste |
| Turncoat | a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
| Unassuming | not putting on airs |
| Wallow | to roll about in a lazy way; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath |
| Waver | to move to and fro |
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