acme - the highest point, attribute - a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign, belittle - to make something appear smaller that it is ; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value, convey - to transport; to transmit; to communicate; to transfer ownership, doctrine - a belief, principle or teaching, excise - to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale or distribution of service, exotic - foreign, charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual, haggard - thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking, jaunty - lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance, juncture - a joining together; the point at which two things are joined, menial - lowly, humble, lacking importance; a person who does the unpleasant tasks, parry - to ward off, fend off, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports, predatory - preying on, plundering, ravage - to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage or destruction, stance - a way of holding the body; an attitude or position on an issue, tawdry - showy and flashy but lacking good taste, turncoat - a person who switches to an opposing side or party, unassuming - not putting on airs; modest, wallow - to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge; a wet, muddy or dusty area used by animals, waver - to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of decision,

Vocabulary Workshop ~ Level C: Unit 7 {Definitions}

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