| Term | Definition |
| Abdicate(v) | To resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard. |
| Capacious(adj) | Able to hold much, roomy. |
| Crusade(n) | A strong movement to advance a cause or idea. |
| Crusade(v) | To campaign, work vigorously. |
| Deface(v) | To injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value. influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine. |
| Fallacy(n) | A false notion or belief; an error in thinking. |
| Negate(v) | To nullify, deny, bring to nothing. |
| Pivotal(adj) | Vitally important, essential. |
| Recipient(n) | One who receives. |
| Recipient(adj) | Receiving; able or willing to receive. |
| Tenet(n) | An opinion, belief or principle held to be true. |
| Ungainly(adj) | Clumsy, awkward; unwieldy. |
| Bestow(v) | To give as a gift; to provide with lodgings. |
| Caustic(adj) | Able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic. |
| Embargo(n) | An order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance. |
| Embargo(v) | To forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with. |
| Levity(n) | A lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight. |
| Mendicant(n) | Beggar. |
| Mendicant(adj) | Depending on begging for a living. |
| Nauseate(v) | To make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust. |
| Ruse(n) | An action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick. |
| Teem(v) | To become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities. |
| Tractable(adj) | Easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable. |
| Voracious(adj) | Having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager. |
