Vocabulary Unit 7 (8)

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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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tawdry

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(adj) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste.

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exotic

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(adj) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual.

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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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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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parry

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(v) to ward off a weapon or attack; to avoid giving a direct answer.

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menial

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(adj) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity.

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juncture

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(n) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined.

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wallow

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(v) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to indulge in an unrestrained way.

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turncoat

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(n) a person who switches to an opposing side or party.