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Vocab Unit 7

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ACME

  • Synonyms: summit, top, peak, pinnacle
  • Antonyms: low point, bottom, nadir
  • Winning the championship was the acme of his carrer.
  • NOUN
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ATTRIBUTE

  • Synonyms: trait, ascribe
  • Public speaking is as great attribute many people fear.
  • Noun, Verb
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BELITTLE

  • Synonyms: minimize, underrated, disparage
  • Antonyms: exaggerate, magnify, overestimate
  • Verb
  • The angry team made rude remarks in the school-
  • newspaper that belittled the other team.
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4.

CONVEY

  • Synonyms: carry, send, impart
  • Antynoms: none
  • Verb
  • He conveyed a key message throughout the presentation.
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DOCTRINE

  • Synonyms: policy
  • Antonyms: none
  • Noun
  • The doctrine states the gun laws in this state.
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EXCISE

  • Synonyms:cut out, expunge, delete
  • Atonyms: put in, Interpolate, insert
  • Verb or Noun
  • We had to excise the unneeded notes to make room for new ones.
7.

EXOTIC

  • Synonyms: Strange, alien, picturesque, colorful
  • Atonyms: native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace
  • Adj.
  • Exotic cars are the most expensive and best looking.
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HAGGARD

  • Synonyms: drawn, gaunty, wasted, exhuasted
  • Atonyms: healthy, glowing, hale and hearty, radiant
  • The haggard, homeless people wondering the streets seemed very sad.
  • Adjective
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JAUNTY

  • Synonyms: Unconcerned, lighthearted
  • Atonyms: downcast, dejected, glum
  • The jaunty young fellow acted as if it were the weekend-
  • when he had exams the next day.
  • Adjective
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JUNCTURE

  • Synonyms:union, seam, joint, turning point
  • Atonyms: none
  • Noun
  • The met at the juncture where the road crosses the train track.
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MENIAL

  • Synonyms : subordinates, underling, scullion, sevant
  • Atonyms: lofty, elevated, boss, master, grand
  • Adjective, noun
  • Most menial jobs only pay minimum wage.
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PARRY

  • Synonyms:deflect
  • Atonyms:attract
  • Verb
  • A good lawyer can provide information that parries the prosecutors questions.
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PREDATORY

  • Synonyms: looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious
  • Atonyms: none
  • Adjective
  • Predatory animals are usually very high on e food chain
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RAVAGE

  • Synonyms: wreck, devastate
  • Atonyms: spare
  • Verb, Noun
  • The tsunami ravaged japan a few years ago
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STANCE

  • Synonyms: posture, bearing
  • Atonyms: none
  • Verb
  • His stance was not balanced, so he shot the ball slightly to the left.
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TAWDRY

  • Synonyms: loud, gaudy, tacky, vulgar
  • Atonyms: refined, tasteful, subdued, muted
  • Adjective
  • The tawdry decorations gave me a headache.
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TURNCOAT

  • Synonyms: quisling, deserter, renegrade, traitor
  • Atonyms: loyalist, diehard
  • Noun
  • The US army had no I dea they were training a turncoat soon to be.
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UNASSUMING

  • Synonyms: none
  • Atonyms: concieted, pretentious, self-important
  • His unassuming attitude did not reflect the for touchdowns he had just scored.
  • Adjective
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WALLOW

  • Synonyms: delight in, bask in
  • Antonyms: none
  • Verb, Noun
  • During the summer many people wallow in the sun at the beach.
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WAVER

  • Synonyms: hesitate
  • Antonyms: stand firm, be resolute
  • Verb
  • He wavered back and forth between two awnsers and couldn't decide.

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