1. Unit 7 Words 11-20
By: Lindsey Savill

2. Menial SUFFIX: -ial HIGHLIGHT:
(adjective) Humble, lacking importance or dignity
(noun) a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks

3. Parry SUFFIX: -y HIGHLIGHT: (verb) fend off
(noun) a defensive movement in fencing and other sports

4. Predatory
PREFIX: -pre
SUFFIX: -ory
HIGHLIGHT:
(adjective) preying on

5. Ravage SUFFIX: -age HIGHLIGHT: (verb) to destroy
(noun) ruinous damage, destruction

6. Stance
SUFFIX: -ance
HIGHLIGHT:
(noun) a way of holding the body

7. Tawdry
HIGHLIGHT:
(adjective) showy and flashy but lacking in good taste

8. Turncoat
HIGHLIGHT:
(noun) a person who switches to an opposing side or party

9. Unassuming
PREFIX: -un
SUFFIX: -ing
HIGHLIGHT:
(adjective) modest

10. 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

11. Waver
SUFFIX: -er
HIGHLIGHT:
(verb) become unsteady
(Synonym) hesitate