Unit 7 Vocab

(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: (N) trait, (V) ascribe

• belittle

• attribute

• acme

• doctrine

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

Syn: carry, send, impart

• acme

• belittle

• convey

• exotic

(V) to remove by cutting; (N) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

Syn: (V) cut out, expunge

Ant: (V) to put in, interpolate

• excise

• jaunty

• belittle

• parry

(ADJ) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking

Syn: drawn, gaunt, wasted

Ant: healthy, glowing, hale and hearty

• juncture

• haggard

• jaunty

• menial

(N) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time

Syn: union, seam, joint, turning point

• doctrine

• predatory

• menial

• juncture

(V) to ward off, fend off, evade, avoid; (N) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

• predatory

• menial

• parry

• belittle

(V) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (N) ruinous damage, destruction

Syn: (V) wreck, devastate

Ant: (V) spare

• tawdry

• unassuming

• stance

• ravage

(ADJ) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

Syn: loud, gaudy, tacky, vulgar

Ant: refined, tasteful, subdued, muted

• ravage

• tawdry

• turncoat

• wallow

(ADJ) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest

Ant: conceited, pretentious, self-important

• unassuming

• stance

• wallow

• turncoat

(V) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision

Syn: hesitate

Ant: stand firm, be resolute

• haggard

• belittle

• wallow

• waver