Vocab Unit 7

adj. lively, easy, and carefree in manner, smart or trim in appearance

syn: unconcerned, lighthearted

ant: downcast, dejected, glum

• haggard

• jaunty

• convey

• parry

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

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

syn: carry, send, impart

• belittle

• convey

• exotic

• doctrine

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

adj. foreign, charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

syn: strange, alien, picturesque, colorful

ant: native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace

• acme

• parry

• exotic

• juncture

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

adj. lowly humble, lacking importance or dignity, n. a person who does the humble and unpleasant task

syn: underling, scullion, servant

ant: lofty, elevated, boss, master

• excise

• menial

• haggard

• acme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

syn: trait, ascribe

• exotic

• attribute

• juncture

• parry

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

n. a joining together, the point at which two things are joined, any important point in time

syn: union, seam, joint, turning point

• doctrine

• belittle

• juncture

• parry

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

n. the highest point

syn: summit, top, peak, pinnacle

ant: low point, bottom, nadir

• menial

• acme

• convey

• exotic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

v. to remove by cutting, n. an indirect tax on the manufacture sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

syn: cut out, expunge

ant: put in, interpolate

• belittle

• excise

• menial

• parry

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

v. to ward off, evade, avoid, n. a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

• excise

• convey

• parry

• juncture

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

v. to make something appear smaller than it is, to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value

Syn: minimize, underrate, disparage

ant: exaggerate, magnify, overestimate

• convey

• belittle

• haggard

• acme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C