Flashcards in Unit 12 Deck (74)
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to resign, formally give up an office or a duty
abdicate
2
to disown, discard
abdicate
3
to give as a gift
bestow
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to provide with lodgings
bestow
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able to hold much, roomy
capacious
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able to burn or eat away by chemical action
caustic
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biting, sarcastic
caustic
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a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
crusade
9
to campaign, work vigorously
crusade
10
to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of
deface
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to damage the value, influence, or effect of
deface
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to face down, outshine
deface
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an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods
embargo
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any restraint or hindrance
embargo
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to forbid to enter or leave port
embargo
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to forbid trade with
embargo
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a false notion or belief
fallacy
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an error in thinking
fallacy
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a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect
levity
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buoyancy, lightness in weight
levity
21
beggar
mendicant
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depending on begging for a living
mendicant
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to make sick to the stomach
nauseate
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to fill with disgust
nauseate
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to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
negate
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vitally important, essential
pivotal
27
one who receives
recipient
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receiving, able or willing to receive
recipient
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an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
ruse
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