Unit 7 Words 11-20 By: Lindsey Savill
Menial SUFFIX: -ial HIGHLIGHT: (adjective) Humble, lacking importance or dignity (noun) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
Parry SUFFIX: -y HIGHLIGHT: (verb) fend off (noun) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
Predatory PREFIX: -pre SUFFIX: -ory HIGHLIGHT: (adjective) preying on
Ravage SUFFIX: -age HIGHLIGHT: (verb) to destroy (noun) ruinous damage, destruction
Stance SUFFIX: -ance HIGHLIGHT: (noun) a way of holding the body
Tawdry HIGHLIGHT: (adjective) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
Turncoat HIGHLIGHT: (noun) a person who switches to an opposing side or party
Unassuming PREFIX: -un SUFFIX: -ing HIGHLIGHT: (adjective) modest
Wallow HIGHLIGHT: (verb) to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way (noun) a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
Waver SUFFIX: -er HIGHLIGHT: (verb) become unsteady (Synonym) hesitate