Unit 7

Question 1

NOUN

the highest point

Answer 1

acme

Question 2

NOUN
1. a characteristic of a person or thing
VERB
2. to give credit to someone or something

Answer 2

attribute

Question 3

VERB

to make something appear smaller

Answer 3

belittle

Question 4

VERB

to transport, transmit, or communicate

Answer 4

convey

Question 5

NOUN

a belief or system of beliefs & principles

Answer 5

doctrine

Question 6

VERB
1. to remove by cutting
NOUN
2. an indirect tax

Answer 6

excise

Question 7

ADJECTIVE

unusual, foreign, strange

Answer 7

exotic

Question 8

ADJECTIVE

thin, pale, wild-looking

Answer 8

haggard

Question 9

ADJECTIVE

lively, easy, carefree

Answer 9

jaunty

Question 10

NOUN

an intersection or point where two things meet or join

Answer 10

juncture

Question 11

ADJECTIVE
1. lowly, humble
NOUN
2. a person who does unpleasant tasks

Answer 11

menial

Question 12

VERB

to ward off; a move used to block in sword fencing

Answer 12

parry

Question 13

ADJECTIVE

preying on, acting like a hunter

Answer 13

predatory

Question 14

VERB

to destroy, wreck or devastate

Answer 14

ravage

Question 15

NOUN

a way of holding your body

Answer 15

stance

Question 16

ADJECTIVE

showy and flashy – not always in a good way

Answer 16

tawdry

Question 17

NOUN
a person who switches sides
a traitor

Answer 17

turncoat

Question 18

ADJECTIVE
not putting on airs
modest

Answer 18

unassuming

Question 19

VERB
1. to roll about in a lazy way
NOUN
2. a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a ‘bath’

Answer 19

wallow

Question 20

VERB

to move back and forth; to hesitate

Answer 20

waver