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Unit Seven. Grade Eight. 1. acme (n) the highest point syn : summit, top, peak, pinnacle ant : low point, bottom, nadir. 2. attribute (n) a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Unit Seven
Grade Eight
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1. acme (n) the highest point
syn: summit, top, peak, pinnacleant: low point, bottom, nadir
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2. 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
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3. belittle (v) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
syn: minimize, underrate, disparage
ant: exaggerate, magnify, overestimate
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4. convey (v) to transport, to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
syn: carry, send, impart
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5. doctrine (n) belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
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6. 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
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7. exotic (adj) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
syn: strange, alien, picturesque, colorful
ant: native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace
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8. haggard (adj) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
syn: drawn, gaunt, wastedant: healthy, glowing,
radiant, hale and hearty
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9. jaunty (adj) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
syn: unconcerned, lighthearted
ant: downcast, dejected, glum
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10. juncture (n) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
syn: union, seam, joint, turning point
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11. 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
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12. parry (v) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
(n) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
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13. predatory (adj) preying on, plundering, or piratical
syn: looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious
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14. ravage (v) to destroy, lay waste, ruin
(n) ruinous damage, destruction
syn: (v) wreck, devastate
ant: (v) spare
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15. stance (n) a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
syn: posture, bearing
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16. tawdry (adj) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
syn: loud, garish, gawdy, tacky, vulgar
ant: refined, tasteful, subdued, muted
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17. turncoat (n) a person who switches to an opposing side or party
syn: traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade
ant: loyalist, diehard
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18. unassuming (adj) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
ant: conceited, pretentious, self-important
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19. 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: delight in, bask in
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20. waver (v) to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
syn: hesitate, falterant: stand firm, be
resolute