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abdicate |
v. to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard S: step down, relinquish, renounce A: retain |
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bestow |
v. to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings S: grant, confer, lodge, put up A: receive, take, take back, take away |
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capacious |
adj. able to hold much, roomy S: spacious, commodious A: cramped, confined, restricted, narrow |
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caustic |
adj. able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic S: burning, corrosive, sharp A: bland, mild, sugary, saccharine |
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deface |
v. to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine S: mar, disfigure A: repair, restore, renovate, recondition |
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crusade |
n. a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; v. to campaign, work vigorously S: campaign, organized movement |
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embargo |
n. an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; v. to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with S: stoppage, ban, boycott |
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fallacy |
(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking S: misconception A: sound reasoning, logic, a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
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levity |
n.a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight S: giddiness, flippancy, frivolity, fickleness A: seriousness, humorlessness, solemnity |
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mendicant |
n. beggar; adj. depending on begging for a living S: panhandler A: millionaire, philanthropist |
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nauseate |
v. to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust S: sicken, disgust A: delight, tickle pink |
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negate |
v. to nullify, deny, bring to nothing S: cancel, invalidate, annul A: affirm, confirm, corroborate, buttress |
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pivotal |
adj. vitally important, essential S: crucial, critical, decisive, seminal A: unimportant, insignificant |
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recipient |
n. one who receiving; adj. able or willing to receive S: receiver, beneficiary A: donor, benefactor, contributor |
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ruse |
n. an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick S: stratagem, subterfuge, dodge |
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teem |
v. to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities S: abound, swarm, overflow A: lack, be wanting |
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tenet |
n. any opinion, principle, or doctrine held to be true. S: doctrine, precept |
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tractable |
adj. easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable S: submissive, docile, yielding, amenable A: unruly, obstreperous, refractory, adj. easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable S: submissive, docile, yielding, amenable A: unruly, obstreperous, refractory |
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ungainly |
adj. clumsy, awkward; unwieldy S: graceless A: nimble, agile, supple, graceful |
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voracious |
adj. having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager S: gluttonous, insatiable, avid A: indifferent, apathetic |
