Vocab unit 7
Stance
A mental, physical or emotional position adopted with respect to something; A position
Attribute
A quality or feature belonging to someone or something (v.) To consider something as being part of or coming from; To credit with
Excise
A tax on unnecessary goods; (v.) To remove by or as if by cutting
Menial
(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige.
Waver
To not make a definite choice; To show indecision
Juncture
a particular point in events or time
Turncoat
a person who switches to an opposing side, party, or reverses principles
Wallow
a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
Ravage
cause severe and extensive damage to.
Exotic
foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
Jaunty
having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
Haggard
looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering
Belittle
make (someone or something) seem unimportant.
Unassuming
not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
Predatory
relating to or denoting an animal or animals preying naturally on others.
Tawdry
showy but cheap and of poor quality
Doctrine
a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group.
Convey
To express; To communicate something
Acme
the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful.
Parry
to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
