Vocab7(english)
Terms
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- juncture
- (n) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
- attribute
- (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
- menial
- (adj) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity (n) a servant who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
- pre
- before
- parry
- (v) to ward off, evade, avoid (n) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
- stance
- (n) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
- belittle
- (v) to make something appear smaller that it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
- predatory
- (adj) preying on, plundering, or pitatical
- acme
- (n) the highest point
- ex
- out of
- ac
- to, towards
- convey
- (v) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
- turncoat
- (n) a person who switches to an opposing side or party
- 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
- tawdry
- (adj) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
- jaunty
- (adj) lively, easy, and carefree (in manner); smart or trin (in appearance)
- excise
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(v) to remove by cutting
(n) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution or a commodity or service - exotic
- (adj) foreigh; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
- be
- on, away
- doctrine
- (n) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
- unassuming
- (adj) not putting on airs, modest
- haggard
- (adj) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild looking
- waver
- (v) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
- un
- not
- ravage
- (v) to destroy, lay waste, ruin (n) ruinous damage, destruction