Unit 12 Flashcards

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Bestow

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To give as a gift

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Abdicate

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To resign

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Capacious

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Able to hold much

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Caustic

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Able to burn

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Crusade

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A strong movement to advance or cause an idea

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Deface

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To injure or destroy

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Embargo

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An order forbidding the trade

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Fallacy

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A false notion or belief

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Levity

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A lack of seriousness or earnestness

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Mendicant

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Beggar

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Nauseate

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To make sick to the stomach

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Negate

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To nullify and deny

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12
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Pivotal

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Vitally important

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13
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Recipient

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One who receives

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Ruse

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An action designed to confuse or mislead

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Teem

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To become filled or overflowing

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Tenet

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An opinion or belief

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Tractable

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Easily managed, easy to deal with

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Ungainly

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Clumsy or awkward

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Voracious

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Having a huge appetite or greedy