Sadlier C unit 12

abdicate (v)

to resign, formally give up an office or a duty

bestow (v)

to give as a gift

capacious (adj.)

able to hold much; roomy

caustic (adj.)

able to burn or eat away by chemical action

crusade (n)

a strong movement to advance a movement or cause

crusade (v)

to campaign or work vigorously

deface (v)

to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of

embargo (n)

an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods

embargo (v)

to forbid to enter or leave

fallacy (n)

a false notion or belief

levity (n)

a lack of seriousness or earnestness

mendicant (n)

beggar

mendicant (adj.)

depending on begging for a living

nauseate (v)

to make sick to the stomache

negate (v)

to nullify, deny, bring to nothing

pivotal (adj.)

vitally important, essential