Unit 7 Vocabulary

  1. Acme
    What's the part of speech?
    • The highest point
    • Noun
  2. Attribute
    What are the parts of speech?
    • A quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something.
    • (Noun)

    • To assign to, credit with, to regard as caused by resulting to.
    • (Verb)
  3. Belittle
    What is the part of speech?
    • To make something appear smaller than it is.
    • Verb
  4. Convey
    What is the part of speech?
    • To transport
    • Verb
  5. Doctrine
    What is the part of speech?
    • A belief, principle, or teaching
    • Noun
  6. Excise
    What are the parts of speech?
    • To remove by cutting.
    • (Verb)

    An indirect tax on the manufacture. (Noun)
  7. Exotic
    What is the part of speech?
    • Foreign
    • Adjective
  8. Haggard
    What is the part of speech?
    • Thin,pale,and careworn as a result of worry or suffering.
    • Adjective
  9. Jaunty
    What is the part of speech?
    • Lively, easy, and carefree in manner.
    • Adjective
  10. Juncture
    What is the part of speech?
    • A joining together.
    • Noun
  11. Menial
    What are the parts of speech?
    Lowly, humble,lacking importance or dignity. (Adjective)

    A person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks. (Noun)
  12. Parry
    What are the parts of speech?
    • To ward off, fend off, deflect.
    • (Verb)

    • A defensive movement in fencing and other sports.
    • (Noun)
  13. Predatory
    What is the part of speech?
    • Preying on, plundering,or piratical
    • Adjective
  14. Ravage
    What are the parts of speech?
    • To destroy, lay waste, ruin.
    • Verb)

    • Ruinous damage, destruction
    • (Noun)
  15. Stance
    What is the part of speech?
    • A way of holding the body
    • Noun
  16. Tawdry
    What is the part of speech?
    • Showy and flashy but lacking in good taste.
    • Adjective
  17. Turncoat
    What is the part speech?
    • A person who switches to an opposing side or party.
    • Noun
  18. Unassuming
    What is the part speech?
    • Not putting on airs, unpretentious.
    • Adjective
  19. Wallow
    What are the parts of speech?
    • To roll around in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way.
    • (Verb)

    • A wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath.
    • (Noun)
  20. Waver
    What is the part of speech?
    • To move to and fro, become unsteady.
    • (Verb)
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Unit 7 Vocabulary
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English Vocbulary Flashcards (Unit 7)
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