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Unit VII Vocabulary Cards

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ACME

  • Acme is a noun.
  • Its synonyms are peak, pinnacle, summit, and top.
  • Its antonyms are bottom, low point, and nadir.
  • Regina reached the acme of her evil career when she enacted the Dark Curse.
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ATTRIBUTE

  • Attribute is a noun and a verb.
  • Its synonyms are ascribe and trait.
  • The dwarves’ names also were an attribute of their personality.
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BELITTLE

  • Belittle is a verb.
  • Its synonyms are disparage, minimize, and underrate.
  • Its antonyms are exaggerate, magnify, and overestimate.
  • The grasshoppers belittled the ants, convincing them they were worthless.
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CONVEY

  • Convey is a verb.
  • Its synonyms are carry, impart, and send.
  • The Jolly Roger conveyed the rescue party to Neverland.
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DOCTRINE

  • Doctrine is a noun.
  • Many villians believe in an evil doctrine.
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EXCISE

  • Excise is a noun and a verb.
  • Its synonyms are cut out and expunge.
  • Its antonyms are interpolate and put in.
  • Rumplestlkskin would never excise any line in his contracts.
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EXOTIC

  • Exotic is an adjective.
  • Its synonyms are alien, colorful, picturesque, and strange.
  • Its antonyms are commonplace, indigenous, familiar, and native.
  • Agribah, to many, is considered an exotic place.
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HAGGARD

  • Haggard is an adjective.
  • Its synonyms are drawn, gaunt, and wasted.
  • Its antonyms are glowing, hale and heathy, and healthy.
  • After a few months on Neverland, the lost boys started to look haggard.
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JAUNTY

  • Jaunty is an adjective.
  • Its synonyms are lighthearted and unconcerned.
  • Its antonyms are dejected, downhearted, and glum.
  • Mickey Mouse always carries a jaunty manor wherever he goes.
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JUNCTURE

  • Juncture is a noun.
  • Its synonyms are joint, seam, turning point, and union.
  • The magical juncture of real and fantasy lies at the Storybrooke town line.
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MENIAL

  • Menial is an adjective and a noun.
  • Its synonyms are humble, scullion, servant, and underling.
  • Its antonyms are boss, elevated, lofty, and master.
  • The stepsisters often treated Cinderella as a menial.
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PARRY

  • Parry is a noun and a verb.
  • Prince Charming parried all of the enemies blows.
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PREDATORY

  • Predatory is an adjective.
  • Its synonyms are looting, pillaging, rapacious, and ravenous.
  • The predatory lions ate all the food resulting in a famine.
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RAVAGE

  • Ravage is a noun and a verb.
  • Its synonyms are devastate and wreck.
  • Its antonym is spare.
  • The Dark Curse ravaged the Enchanted Forest.
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STANCE

  • Stance is a noun.
  • Its synonyms are bearing and posture.
  • A princess must hold her body in a proper stance.
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TAWDRY

  • Tawdry is an adjective.
  • Its synonyms are gaudy, loud, tacky, and vulgar.
  • Its antonyms are muted, refined, subdued, tasteful.
  • The stepsisters wore tawdy clothes to the ball.
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TURNCOAT

  • Turncoat is a noun.
  • Its synonyms are deserter, renegade, quisling.
  • Its antonyms are diehard and loyalist.
  • Rumplestilkskin could be considered a turncoat; he always changed sides.
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UNASSUMING

  • Unassuming is an adjective.
  • Its antonyms are concited, pretenious, and self~important.
  • Jiminy Cricket is an unassuming little bug with a big heart.
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WALLOW

  • Wallow is a noun and a verb.
  • Its synonyms are bask in and delight in.
  • After she lost, Cruella DeVill wallowed in self pity.
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WAVER

  • Waver is a verb.
  • Its synonym is hesitate.
  • Its antonyms are be resolute and stand firm.
  • Pinocchio waver between doing what was right or what was fun.

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