Unit 7 Vocabulary Flashcards

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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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convey

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(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to

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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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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 off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

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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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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