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Vocabulary Unit 7
~the 7th unit~
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12/07/2005

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acme
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(n.) summit, top, peak, pinnacle
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attribute
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(n.) trait; (v.) ascribe
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belittle
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(v.) minimize, underrate, disparage
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convey
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(v.) carry, send, impart
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doctrine
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(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching
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excise
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(v.) cut out, delete, expunge; (n.)an indirect tax on the manufacture, or sale
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exotic
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(adj.) strange, alian, picturesque, colorful
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haggard
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(adj.) drawn, gaunt, wasted
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jaunty
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(adj.) unconcerned, lighthearted
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juncture
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(n.) union, seam, joint, turning point
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menial
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(adj.)underling, scullion, servant
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parry
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(v.)to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement
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predatory
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(adj.)looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious
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ravage
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(v.) wreck, devastate; (n.) ruinous damage
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stance
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(n.)posture, bearing
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tawdry
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(adj.) loud, harish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar
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turncoat
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(n.) traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade
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unassuming
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(adj.) not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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wallow
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(v.) delight in, bask in; (n.) a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath
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waver
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(v.) hesitate, falter
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