Unit 7 Set B Vocabulary

Definition: (v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction

• wallow

• parry

• stance

• ravage

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

• tawdry

• menial

• parry

• predatory

Definition: (adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

• tawdry

• unassuming

• parry

• menial

Definition: (v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision

• wallow

• parry

• ravage

• waver

Definition: (adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest

• parry

• tawdry

• unassuming

• menial

Definition: (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

• predatory

• wallow

• parry

• ravage

Definition: (v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

• waver

• stance

• ravage

• parry

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

• turncoat

• stance

• wallow

• ravage

Definition: (adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical

• tawdry

• ravage

• stance

• predatory

Definition: (n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue

• stance

• parry

• predatory

• menial