Unit Seven Vocab

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

syn: unconcerned, lighthearted

ant: downcast, dejected, glum

• jaunty

• tawdry

• exotic

• juncture

(n.) quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something

(v.) to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from

syn: (n.) trait; (v.) ascribe

• parry

• attribute

• menial

• haggard

(v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value

syn: minimize, underrate, disparage

ant: exaggerate, magnify, overestimate

• parry

• haggard

• belittle

• menial

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

syn: carry, send, impart

• wallow

• excise

• parry

• convey

(v.) to remove by cutting

(n.) indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service

syn: (v.) cut out, expunce

ant: (v.) put in, interpolate

• parry

• excise

• ravage

• waver

(n.) the highest point

syn: summit, top, peak, pinnacle

ant: low point, bottom, nadir

• acme

• doctrine

• juncture

• stance

(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

syn: strange, alien, picturesque, colorful

ant: native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace

• acme

• jaunty

• exotic

• tawdry

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

syn: drawn, gaunt, wasted

ant: healthy, glowing, hale and hearty

• turncoat

• belittle

• menial

• haggard

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

syn: union, seam, joint, turning point

• acme

• juncture

• haggard

• parry

(adj.) lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity

(n.) person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

syn: (n.) underling, scullion, servant

ant: (adj.) lofty, elevated; (n.) boss, master

• turncoat

• parry

• menial

• haggard