UNIT 7 VOCABULARY

ACME (N)

• summit, top/ low point
• The second semeseter was the acme of
• Charleston's success in achiving high
• grades

ATTRIBUTE (N,V)

• trait
• My teacher attributed my sucsess
• to me attending tutorial and studying.

BELITTLE (V)

• minimize/underate
• The older kids at school sometimes
• try to belittle the little kids when
• they become aggravated with their antics.

CONVEY (V)

• carry,send
• When you see Suzy again please convey
• our best wishes to her and the rest of
• her family.

DOCTRINE (N)

• Our religious beliefs have many doctrines
• that state what we are called to believe.

EXCISE (V,N)

• cut out/put in
• My parents wanted to excise bad
• behavior from our family by telling
• us that it will no longer be
• tolorated.

EXOTIC (ADJ)

• strange/native
• There are many exotic forests in South
• America.

HAGGARD (ADJ)

• wasted/healthy
• After the sleepover, Sarah had a
• very haggard look on her face

JAUNTY (ADJ)

• unconcered/downcast
• Sarah always nas a jaunty
• attitude that brightened everyones
• day.

JUNCTURE (N)

• union
• My house property ends at the juncture
• of the two fences.

MENIAL (ADJ,N)

• servant/boss, master
• Most teenagers have to accept
• menial jobs because they
• are inexperienced.

PARRY (V,N)

• The compitition of the boys swift parry
• caught him off guard and messed him up.

PREDATORY (ADJ)

• looting
• The panther has many predatory
• traits.

RAVAGED (V,N)

• devestate/spare
• The city was ravaged after the
• horrible earthquake.

STANCE (N)

• posture
• For modeling you have to have
• perfect stance to show off
• the clothes you are wearing.

TAWDRY (ADJ)

• loud,tacky/tasteful
• Our neighbor has very tawdry
• christmas decorations.

TURNCOAT (N)

• traitor/diehard
• Benedict Arnold is a very famous
• turncoat

UNASSUMING (ADJ)

• self-important
• Niall Horan has remained
• unassuming despite his millions
• of dollars.

WALLOW (V,N)

• bask in
• You will never accomplish anything
• if you keep wallowing in self pity
• from your bad test grade.

WAVER (V)

• hesitate/stand firm
• Being a parent can make you
• waver on decision you
• make for your child.