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Unit 12-1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to resign, formally give up an office or a duty |
| 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 and idea.(v. ) to campaign. |
| deface | to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of. |
| embargo | an order of forbidding trade or bringing in of goods.(v.) to forbid entering or leaving |
| fallacy | a false notion or belief. an error in thinking |
| levity | a lack of seriousness or earnestness. |
| mendicant | beggar,ADJ: depending on begging for a living. |