Jack~Unit 7 Vocab, Level C
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acme | The highest point S: Summit, top, peak, pinnacle A: low point, bottom, nadir |
| Attribute | A quality or characteristic S: Trait |
| Belittle | To make something appear smaller than it is S: Minimize, underrate, disparage |
| Convey | To transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known S: Carry, send, impart |
| Doctrine | A belief, principle, or taching; a system of such beliefs or principles S: belief |
| Excise | To remove by cutting; an indirct tax on the manfacture S: Cut out, delete, expunge A: Punt in, insert |
| Exotic | Foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual S: Strange, alien, picturesque, colorful A: Native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace |
| Haggard | Think, pale and careworn as a result of worry or suffering S: Drawn, gaunt, wasted A: Healthy, glowing, radiant, hearty |
| Jaunty | Lively, easy and carefree in manner S: Unconcerned, lighthearted A: Downcast, defected, glum |
| Juncture | A joining together; the point a which two things are joined S: Union, seam, joint, truning point |
| Menial | Lowly, humble, lacking importan ce or dignity S: Underling, scullion, servant A: Lofty, elevated; boss, master |
| Parry | To ward off, fend off, deflect, evade |
| Predatory | Preying on, plundering or piratical S: Looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious |
| Ravage | To destroy, lay waste, ruin S: Wrech, devastate A: Spare |
| Stance | A way of holding the body; at attitude on an issue S: Posture, bearing |
| Tawdry | Showy and flashy but lacking in good taste S: Loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar A: Regined, tasteful, subdued, muted |
| Turncoat | A person who switches to an opposing side or party S: Traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade A: Loyalist, diehard |
| Unassuming | Not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest A: Conceited, pretentious, self-important |
| Wallow | To roll about in a lazy, clumsy or helpless way S: Delight in, bask in |
| Waver | To move to and fro, become unsteady S: Hesitate, falter A: Stand firm, be resolute |
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