Details Title: An American Tragedy Description: nature Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 02/25/2008 19:28:11		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional General Vocab Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term abdicate Definition to resign,formally give up an office or a duty;to disown, discard Term bestow Definition to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings Term capacious Definition able to hold much, roomy Term caustic Definition able to burn or eat away by chemical action;biting, sarcastic Term crusade Definition a strong movement to advance a cause or idea;to campaign, work vigorously Term deface Definition to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine Term embargo Definition an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods Term fallacy Definition a false notion or belief; an error in thinking Term levity Definition a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight Term mendicant Definition Beggar;(adj)depending on begging for a living Term nauseate Definition to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust Term negate Definition to nullify, deny, bring to nothing Term pivotal Definition vitally important, essential Term recipient Definition one who receives; receiving; able or willing to receive Term ruse Definition an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick Term teem Definition to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities Term tenet Definition an opinion, bekief, or principle held to be true Term tractable Definition easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable Term voracious Definition having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager Term ungainly Definition clumsy, awkward; unwieldly