Flashcard Set Preview
| Side A | Side B | ||
| 1 |
abdicate
|
to resign, formally give up an office or a duty
|
|
| 2 |
bestow
|
to give as a gift, to provide with lodgings
|
|
| 3 |
capacious
|
able to hold much, roomy
|
|
| 4 |
caustic
|
able to burn or eat away by chemical action
|
|
| 5 |
crusade
|
a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
|
|
| 6 |
deface
|
to injure or destroy the surface
|
|
| 7 |
embargo
|
an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods
|
|
| 8 |
fallacy
|
a false notion or belief
|
|
| 9 |
levity
|
a lack of seriousness or earnestness
|
|
| 10 |
MENDICANT
|
beggar, depending on begging for a living
|
|
| 11 |
nauseate
|
to make sick to the stomach
|
|
| 12 |
negate
|
to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
|
|
| 13 |
pivotal
|
vitally important, essential
|
|
| 14 |
recipient
|
one who receives
|
|
| 15 |
ruse
|
an action designed to confuse or mislead
|
|
| 16 |
teem
|
to become filled to overflowing, to be present in large quantities
|
|
| 17 |
tenet
|
an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
|
|
| 18 |
tractable
|
easily managed, easy to deal with, easily wrought
|
|
| 19 |
ungainly
|
clumsy, awkward, unwieldly
|
|
| 20 |
voracious
|
having a huge appetite, greedy
|
No comments yet! Be the first to add a comment below!
Please login to post comments.
After login, we will forward you back to this flashcard.