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