Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 7 – Flashcards
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acme
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(n.) the highest point
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attribute
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(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
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belittle
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(v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
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convey
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(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
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doctrine
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(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
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excise
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(v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
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exotic
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(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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haggard
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(adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
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jaunty
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(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
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juncture
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(n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
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menial
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(adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
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parry
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(v.) to ward of, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
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predatory
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(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical
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ravage
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(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction
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stance
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(n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
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tawdry
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(adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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turncoat
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(n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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unassuming
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(adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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wallow
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(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
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waver
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(v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
