Vocabulary Unit 12

Question 0

Bestow

Answer 0

Definition- to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon ): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
Synonym- accord
Antonym- deprive

Question 1

Abdicate

Answer 1

Definition- to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate.
Synonym- abandon
Antonym- stay

Question 2

Capacious

Answer 2

Definition- capable of holding much; spacious or roomy: a capacious storage bin.
Synonym- comfortable
Antonym-tiny

Question 3

Caustie

Answer 3

Definition-
Synonym-
Antonym-

Question 4

Crusade

Answer 4

Definition- ( often initial capital letter ) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
Synonym- expedition
Antonym- trial

Question 5

Deface

Answer 5

Definition- to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
to efface, obliterate, or injure the surface of, as to make illegible or invalid: to deface a bond.
Synonym- blemish
Antonym- fix

Question 6

Embargo

Answer 6

Definition- an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
Synonym- ban
Antonym- keep

Question 7

Fallacy

Answer 7

Definition- a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.
Synonym- bias
Antonym- fact

Question 8

Levity

Answer 8

Definition- lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
Synonym- absurdity
Antonym- seriousness

Question 9

Mendicant

Answer 9

Definition- a healing substance; medicine; remedy.

Synonym- medicine

Question 10

Nauseate

Answer 10

Definition- to affect with nausea; sicken.
to cause to feel extreme disgust: His vicious behavior toward the dogs nauseates me.
Synonym- horrify
Antonym- soathe

Question 11

Negate

Answer 11

Definition- to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
Synonym- abolish
Antonym- approve

Question 12

Pivotal

Answer 12

Definition- of, pertaining to, or serving as a pivot.
of vital or critical importance: a pivotal event.
Synonym- crucial
Antonym- unimportant

Question 13

Recipent

Answer 13

Definition- a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one’s possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
Synonym- discharge
Antonym- acceptance

Question 14

Ruse

Answer 14

Definition- a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
Synonym- curveball
Antonym- straight

Question 15

Teem

Answer 15

Definition-to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile (usually followed by with ).
Obsolete . to be or become pregnant; bring forth young.
Synonym- swell
Antonym- lack

Question 16

Tenet

Answer 16

Definition- any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
Synonym- persuasion

Question 17

Tractable

Answer 17

Definition-easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding: a tractable child; a tractable disposition.
easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable.
Synonym- flexible
Antonym- stubborn

Question 18

Ungainly

Answer 18

Definition- not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
Synonym- awkward
Antonym- coordinated

Question 19

Voracious

Answer 19

Definition-craving or consuming large quantities of food: a voracious appetite.
exceedingly eager or avid: voracious readers; a voracious collector.
Synonym- uncontrolled
Antonym- satisfied