Chapter 12 Flashcards

1
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to give as a gift to provide with lodgings

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bestow

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2
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able to hold much roomy

A

capacious

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3
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able to burn or east away by chemical action biting sarcastic

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caustic

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4
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a strong movement to advance a cause or idea to campaign work vigorously

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crusade

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5
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to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of to damage the value influence or effect of to face down outshine

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deface

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6
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an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods any restraint or hindrance to forbid to enter or leave port to forbid to enter or leave port to forbid trade with

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embargo

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7
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a false notion or belief an error in thinking

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fallacy

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8
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a lack of seriousness or earnestness especially about things that should be treated with respect buoyancy lightness in weight

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levity

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9
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beggar depending on begging for a living

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mendicant

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10
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to make sick to the stomach to fill with disgust

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nauseate

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11
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to nullify deny bring to nothing

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negate

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12
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vitally important essential

A

pivotal

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13
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one who receives receiving able or willing to receive

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recipient

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14
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an action designed to confuse or mislead a trick

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ruse

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15
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to become filled to overflowing to be present in large quantities

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teem

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16
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an opinion belief or principle held to be true

A

tenet

17
Q

easily managed easy to deal with easily wrought

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tractable

18
Q

clumsy awkward unwieldy

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ungainly

19
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having a huge appetite greedy ravenous excessively eager

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voracious

20
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to resign formally give up an office or a duty to disown discard

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abdicate