Vocab Unit 7

Question 1

acme

Answer 1

noun: highest point

Question 2

tribute

Answer 2

noun: a quality associated with someone
verb: to credit with

Question 3

belittle

Answer 3

verb: to refer to in a way that suggest lack of importance, to put someone down

Question 4

convey

Answer 4

verb: to communicate or transport

Question 5

doctrine

Answer 5

noun: a system of beliefs or principals

Question 6

excise

Answer 6

verb: to remove by boycotting
noun: an indirect tax

Question 7

exotic

Answer 7

adj: foreign or strikingly unusual

Question 8

haggard

Answer 8

adj: thin, pale, or wild looking

Question 9

jaunty

Answer 9

adj: lively, carefree; trim in appearance

Question 10

juncture

Answer 10

noun: the point at which two things are joined

Question 11

menial

Answer 11

adj: unimportant
noun: a person who does humble and unpleasant work

Question 12

parry

Answer 12

verb: to fend off( fencing- a defensive movement)

Question 13

predatory

Answer 13

adj: preying on

Question 14

ravage

Answer 14

verb: to destroy
noun: ruinies damage

Question 15

stance

Answer 15

noun: position of the body

Question 16

tawdry

Answer 16

adj: tacky

Question 17

turncoat

Answer 17

noun: a traitor

Question 18

unassuming

Answer 18

adj: modest

Question 19

wallow

Answer 19

verb: to roll about in a helpless way
noun: an area used by animals as a bath

Question 20

waver

Answer 20

verb: to show lack of firmness or decision