Vocab Unit 12 - Sadlier Level C

abdicate

(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to d

bestow

(v.) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings

capacious

(adj.) able to hold much, roomy

caustic

(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

crusade

(n.) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea;

(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

embargo

(n.) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hinderance;

(v.) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid with

fallacy

(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking

levity

(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight

mendicant

(n.) beggar; (adj.) depending on begging for a living

nauseate

(v.) to make sick to the stomach, to fill with disgust

negate

(v.) to nullify, deny, bring back to nothing

pivotal

(adj.) vitally important, essential

recipient

(n.) one who receives;

(adj.) receiving; able or willing to receive

ruse

(n.) an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick

teem

(v.) to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities

tenet

(n.) an opinion, belief or principle held to be true

tractable

(adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable

ungainly

(adj.) clumsy, awkward; unwieldy

voracious

(adj.) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager