Unit 12
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33 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abdicate (v) | to resign, formally give up an office or a duty |
| abdicate (v) | to disown, discard |
| bestow (v) | to give as a gift |
| bestow (v) | to provide with lodgings |
| capacious (adj) | able to hold much, roomy |
| caustic (adj) | able to burn or eat away by chemical action |
| caustic (adj) | biting, sarcastic |
| crusade (n) | a strong movement to advance a cause or idea |
| crusade (v) | to campaign, work vigorously |
| deface (v) | to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of |
| deface (v) | to damage the value, influence, or effect of |
| deface (v) | to face down, outshine |
| embargo (n) | an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods |
| embargo (n) | any restraint or hindrance |
| embargo (v) | to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with |
| fallacy (n) | a false notion or belief; an error in thinking |
| levity (n) | a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect |
| levity (n) | buoyancy, lightness in weight |
| mendicant (n) | beggar |
| mendicant (adj) | depending on begging for a living |
| nauseate (v) | to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust |
| negate (v) | to nullify, deny, bring to nothing |
| pivotal (adj) | vitally important, essential |
| recipient (n) | one who receives |
| recipient (adj) | receiving; able or willing to receive |
| ruse (n) | an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick |
| teem (v) | to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities |
| tenet (n) | an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true |
| tractable (adj) | easily managed, easy to deal with |
| tractable (adj) | easily wrought, malleable |
| ungainly (adj) | clumsy, awkward; unwieldy |
| voracious (adj) | having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous |
| voracious (adj) | excessively eager |
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