Vocab unit 7
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- menial
- (adj) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks. Syn: underling, scullion, servant Ant: lofty, elevated, boss, master.
- parry
- (v) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports. None.
- predatory
- (adj) preying on, plundering, or piratical Syn: looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious
- ravage
- (v) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n) ruinous damage, destruction Syn: wreck, devastate Ant: spare
- stance
- (n) a way of holding the body, an attitude or position on an issue. Syn: posture, bearing
- tawdry
- (adj) showy an flashy but lacking in good taste Syn: loud, garish, guady, tacky, vulgar Ant:refined, tasteful, subdued, muted
- turncoat
- (n) a person who switches to an opposing side or party. Syn: traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade Ant: loyalist, diehard
- unassuming
- (adj) not putting on airs, unprete tious, modest Ant: conceited, pretentios, self-importance
- wallow
- (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. Syn: (v) delight in, bask in
- waver
- (v) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decison Syn:hesitate, falter Ant: stand firm, be resolute