Unit 12
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jmodesett7 on May 17, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adbitcate | (v) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard |
| bestow | (v) to give as a gift; provide with lodgings |
| capacious | (adj) able to hold much, roomy |
| caustic | (adj) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic |
| crusade | (n) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; (v) to campaign, work vigorously |
| deface | (v) to injure or destroy the surface or a appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine |
| embargo | (n) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hinderance; (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; buoyancy, lightness in weight |
| mendicant | (n) beggar; (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; (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 principal held to be true |
| tractable | (adj) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable |
| ungainly | (adj) clumsy, awkward; unwiedy |
| voracious | (adj) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager |
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