Unit 12 Flashcards by Sophia A

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To resign, formally give up an office or duty

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Abdicate

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To give as a gift

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Bestow

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Able to hold much, roomy

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Capacious

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Able to burn or eat away by chemical action

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Caustic

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A strong movement to advance a cause or idea

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Crusade

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To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of

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Deface

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An order forbidding trade in or movement of commercial goods

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Embargo

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A false notion or belief

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Fallacy

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A lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect

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Levity

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Beggar

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Mendicant

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To make sick to the stomach

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Nauseate

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Nullify, dent, bring to nothing

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Negate

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Vitally important, essential

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Pivotal

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One who receives

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Recipient

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An action designed to confuse or mislead

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Ruse

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To become filled to overflowing

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Teem

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An opinion, belief, or principle held to be true

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Tenet

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Easily managed, easy to deal with

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Tractable

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Clumsy, awkward

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Ungainly

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Having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous

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Voracious

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To disown, discard

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Abdicate

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To provide with lodgings

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Bestow

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Biting, sarcastic

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Caustic

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To campaign, work vigorously

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Crusade

To damage the value, influence, or effect of

Deface

Any restraint or hindrance

Embargo

An error in thinking

Fallacy

Buoyancy, lightness in weight

Levity

Depending on begging for a living

Mendicant

To fill with disgust

Nauseate

Receiving

Recipient

To be present in large quantities

Teem

Easily wrought, malleable

Tractable

Unwieldy

Ungainly

Excessively eager

Voracious

To face down, outshine

Deface

Any restraint or hindrance

Embargo

Able or willing to receive

Recipient

To forbid enter or leave port

Embargo

To forbid trade with

Embargo