Level C Unit 12 (Definitions)
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scielencki on October 15, 2007
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
abdicate | to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard |
bestow | to give as a figt; to provide with lodgings |
capacious | able to hold much, roomy |
caustic | able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic |
crusade | a strong movement to advance a cause of idea; to campaign, work vigorously |
deface | to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down outshine |
embargo | an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; to forbid to enter or leave prot; to forbid trade with |
fallacy | a fales notion or belief; an error in thinking |
levity | a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight |
mendicant | a beggar; depending on begging for a living |
nauseate | to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust |
negate | to nullify, deny bring to nothing |
pivotal | vitally important, essential |
recipient | one who receives; receiving; able or willing to receive |
ruse | an action designed to confuse or mislead |
teem | to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities |
tenet | an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true |
tractable | easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable |
ungainly | clumsy, awkward; unwieldy |
voracious | having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager |
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