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Unit 12
Definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to resign, formally give up an office or a duty, to disown, discard |
| bestow | to give as a gift, to provide with lodgings |
| capacious | able to hold much, roomy |
| caustic | able to burn or eat away by chemical action, biting,sarcastic |
| crusade | a strong movement to advance a cause or idea, to campaign, work vigorously |
| deface | to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of, to damage the value |
| embargo | an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods |
| fallacy | a false notion or belief, an error in thinkin |
| levity | a lack of seriousness or earnestaness |
| mendicant | beggar, depending on begging for a living |
| nauseate | to make sick to the stomach |
| negate | to nullify, deny |
| pivotal | vitally important |
| recipient | one who receives, receiving, able or willing to receive |
| ruse | to be present in large quantities |
| teem | to become filled to overflowing |
| tenet | an opinion, belief |
| tractable | easily managed |
| ungainly | clumsy, unwieldy |
| voracious | having a huge appetite, greedy |