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acme
n. the highest point
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attribute
- n. the 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
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belittle
v to make something appear smaller that it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
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convey
v. to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
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doctrine
n. a belief, principal, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
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excise
- v. to remove by cutting
- n. an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service
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exotic
adj. foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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haggard
adj. thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
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jaunty
adj. lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance
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juncture
n. a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
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menial
- adj. lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity;
- n. a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
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parry
- v. to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
- n. a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
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predatory
adj. preying on, plundering, or piratical
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ravage
- v. to destroy, lay waste, ruin
- n. ruinous damage, destruction
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stance
n. a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue
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tawdry
adj. showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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turncoat
n. a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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unassuming
adj. not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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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
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wavor
v. to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
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