| A | B |
|---|
| acme | N. highest point |
| attribute | N. quality/characteristic belonging to someone or something--V. to assign to; to regard as aroused by or resulting from |
| belittle | V. to make something appear smaller than it is; lack of importance or value |
| convey | V. to transport; to communicate; to transfer ownership/title to |
| doctrine | N. belief, principle, or teaching |
| excise | V. to remove by cutting--N. indirect tax |
| exotic | ADJ. foreign; strikingly unusual |
| haggard | ADJ. thin, careworn as a result of worry or suffering |
| jaunty | ADJ. lively; smart or trim in appearance |
| juncture | N. joining together; point where two things are joined; important point in time |
| menial | ADJ. lowly, lacking importance/dignity--N. person who does the humble/unpleasant tasks |
| parry | V. fend off, avoid--N. defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
| predatory | ADJ. preying on, plundering |
| ravage | V. to destroy, ruin--N. destruction |
| stance | N. way of holding the body; position on an issue |
| tawdry | ADJ. showy, but lacking in good taste |
| turncoat | N. person who switches to an opposing side/party |
| unassuming | ADJ. not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest |
| wallow | V. to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance--N. wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; state of mental or physical collapse |
| waver | V. to move to and fro, to show lack of firmness/ decision |
