Sadlier-Oxford Level C Unit 7
Terms
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- the highest point
- acme
- a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from
- attribute
- to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lask of importance or value
- belittle
- to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
- convey
- a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
- doctrine
- to remove by cutting; a indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
- excise
- foreign; sharmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
- exotic
- thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
- haggard
- lively, easy, and carefree (in a manner); smart or trim (in appearance)
- jaunty
- a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
- juncture
- lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a servant who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
- menial
- to ward off, evade, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
- parry
- preying on, plundering, or piratical
- predatory
- to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction
- ravage
- a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
- stance
- show and flashy but lacking in good taste
- tawdry
- a person who switches to an opposing side or party
- turncoat
- not putting on airs, modest
- unassuming
- to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a stat of moral or physical collapse
- wallow
- to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lace of firmness or decision
- waver