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Vocab Unit 7 Level C
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C
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| acme | (n) the highest point (syn) summit, top, peak, pinnacle (ant) low point, bottom, nadir |
| 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 (syn) (n) trait (v) ascribe |
| belittle | (v) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value (syn) mimimize, underrate disparage (ant) exaggerate, magnify, overestimate |
| convey | (v) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to (syn) carry, send, impart |
| 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 (syn) (v) cut out, delete, expunge (ant) (v) put in, insert, interpolate |
| exotic | (adj) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual (syn) strange, alien, picturesque, colorful (ant) native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace |
| haggard | (adj) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking (syn) drawn, gaunt, wasted (ant) healthy, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty |
| jaunty | (adj) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance (syn) unconcerned, lighthearted (ant) downcast, dejected, glum |
| juncture | (n) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time (syn) union, seam, joint, turning point |
| menial | (adj) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; (n) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks (syn) (n) underling, scullion, servant (ant) (adj) lofty, elevated, (n) boss, master |
| parry | (v) to ward off,fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
| predatory | (adj) preying on, plundering or piratical (syn) looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious |
| ravage | (v) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n) ruinous damage, destruction (syn) (v) wreck, devastate (ant) (v) spare |
| stance | (n) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue (syn) posture, bearing |
| tawdry | (adj) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste (syn) loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar (ant) refined, tasteful, subdued, muted |
| turncoat | (n) a person who switches to an opposing side or party (syn) traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade (ant) loyalist, diehard |
| unassuming | (adj) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest (ant) conceited, pretentious, self-important |
| 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 (syn) (v) delight in, bask in |
| waver | (v) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision (syn) hesitate, falter (ant) stand firm, be resolute |
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