Vocabulary Workshop 8 - Unit 7

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exotic

Back

(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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stance

Back

(n.) a way of holding the body.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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haggard

Back

(adj.) thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

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juncture

Back

(n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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convey

Back

(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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doctrine

Back

(n.) a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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excise

Back

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

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CCSS.L.5.5C

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predatory

Back

(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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ravage

Back

(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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jaunty

Back

(adj.) lively, easy, and carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearance.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C