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vocab unit 12

TermDefinitionsyn and ant
abdicate (v.) to resign; formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard syn. step down, relinquish, renounce ant. retain
capacious (adj.) able to hold much, roomy syn. spacious, commodious ant. cramped, confined, restricted, narrow
crusade (n.) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; (v.) to campaign, work vigorously syn. (n.) campaign, organized movement
deface (v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down; outshine syn. mar ant. restore, renovate
fallacy (n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking syn. misconception ant. sound reasoning, logic
negate (v.) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing syn. cancel, invalidate, annul ant. affirm, confirm, corroborate
pivotal (adj.) vitally important, essential syn. crucial, critical, decisive, seminal ant. unimportant, insignificant
recipient (n.) one who receives; (adj.) receiving; able or willing to receive syn. (n.) receiver, beneficiary ant. (n.) donor, benefactor, contributor
tenet (n.) a opinion, belief, or principal held to be true syn. doctrine, precept
ungainly (adj.) clumsy, awkward; unwieldy syn. graceless ant. nimble, agile, supple, graceful
bestow (v.) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings syn. grant, center, lodge, put up ant. receive, take, take back, take away
caustic (adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic syn. burning, corrosive, sharp ant. bland, mild, sugary, saccharine
embargo (n.) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; (v.) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with syn. (n.) stoppage, ban, boycott
levity (n.) a lack in seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight syn. giddiness, flippancy, frivolity, fickleness ant. seriousness, humorlessness, solemnity
mendicant (n.) beggar; (adj.) depending on begging for a living syn. (n.) panhandler ant. (n.) millionaire, philanthropist
nauseate (v.) to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust syn. sicken, disgust ant. delight, tickle pink
ruse (n.) an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick syn. stratagem, dodge
teem (v.) to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities syn. abound, swarm, overflow ant. lack, be wanting
tractable (adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable syn. submissive, docile, yielding ant. unruly, refractory
voracious (adj.) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager syn. avid ant, indifferent, apathetic
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