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Term Definition
acme the highest point.
attribute a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
belittle to make something appear smaller than it is;
convey to transport; transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
doctrine a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles;
excise to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
exotic foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
haggard thin, pale, careworn as a result of worry or suffering; Wild looking
jaunty lively, easy, and carefree in manner, smart or trim in appearance
juncture a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in tine
menial lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
parry to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid, a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
predatory preying on, plundering, or piratical
ravage to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction
stance a way of holding the body; an attitude or posistion on an issue
tawdry showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
turncoat a person who switches to an opposing side or party
unassuming not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
wallow to roll about in a lazy clumbsy or helpless way;
waver to move to and fro; become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
abut to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
attire clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
avail to be of use or benefit to; to make use of to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value
crony a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
cryptic puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
divergent going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation; deviant
enmity hatred, ill-will
fervent very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
gaunt thin and bony bodied, starving looking; bare; barren
infiltrate to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthy
nullify to make of no value or consequence, cancel, whip out
perceptible capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
plummet to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line
proclaim to declare publicly or officially
proxy an agent, substiute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
rankle to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse in time)
scavenger a person who collects or removes usable items from waste meterials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
stint to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
stoical self-controlled, not showing feeling in respose to pleasure or pain
unflagging tireless, continuing with vigor
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Creator paige350z
Created May 14, 2007
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Tag english7a
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For people in English 7A or 7B Have fun!

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  1. unassuming → not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest - 4 misses
  2. menial → lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks - 3 misses
  3. infiltrate → to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthy - 3 misses
  4. nullify → to make of no value or consequence, cancel, whip out - 3 misses
  5. rankle → to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse in time) - 3 misses
  6. scavenger → a person who collects or removes usable items from waste meterials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies - 3 misses
  7. attribute → a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something - 2 misses