ch 7 vocab

a quality or characterstic belonging to or assoiciated with someone or something

The highest point.

To make something appear smaller than it is. to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importantance or value.

to transport ; to transmit ; to communicate, make known ; to transfer ownership or title to

a belief, principle or teaching ; a system of such beliefs or principles ; a formulation of such beliefs or principles

to remove by cutting ; an indirect tax on the manufacture , sale, or distribution of a commodity or service.

foreign ; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

thin pale and careworn as a result of worry or suffering wild- looking

lively easy and carefree in manner ; smart or trim in appearance

a joining together ; the point at which two things are joined ; any important point of time

lowly, humble, lacking of diginity ; a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks.

to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, aviod ; a defensive movement in fensing and other sports

preying on, plundering or piracatal

to destroy , lay waste, ruin ; ruinous damage , destruction

a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue

showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

a person who switches to an opposing side or party

not putting airs unpretentious ; modest

to roll about in lazy clumsy or helpless way

to move to and from because an unsteady ; to show lack of firmness