Vocabulary Unit 12 Word Scramble
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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. |
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