| A | B |
|---|
| acme | (n.) the highest point |
| attribute | (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 |
| belittle | (v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value |
| convey | (v.) to transport; to transmit; to comunicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to |
| doctrine | (n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles |
| excise | (v.) to remove by cutting; (n.) an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
| exotic | (adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
| haggard | (adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking |
| jaunty | (adj.) lively, easy, and carefree (in manner); smart or trim (in appearance) |
| juncture | (n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time |
| menial | (adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n.) a servant who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
| parry | (v.) to ward off, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive move in fencing and other sports |
| predatory | (adj.) preying on, plundering, piratical |
| ravage | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction |
| stance | (n.) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue |
| tawdry | (adj.) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
| turncoat | (n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party |
| unassuming | (adj.) not putting on airs, modest |
| wallow | (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 |
| waver | (v.) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision |
