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Mr. Hughes Vocabulary Unit 12
Vocabulary Workshop Level C
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English
7th Grade
03/23/2007

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abdicate
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(v) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard
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bestow
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(v) to give as a gift; to provide with lodging
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capacious
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(adj) able to hold much, roomy
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caustic
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(adj) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic
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crusade
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(n) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
(v) to campaign, work vigorously
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deface
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(v) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influene, or effect of; to face down, outshine
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embargo
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(n) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of comerical goods; any resistant or hindance
(v) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with
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fallacy
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(n) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
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levity
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(n) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especiallly about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight
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mendicant
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(n) beggar
(adj) depending on begging for a living
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teem
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(v) to become filled to overflow; to present in large quantities
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nauseate
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(v) to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust
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negate
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(v) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
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pivotal
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(adj) vitally important, essential
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recipient
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(n) one who recieves
(adj) receiving; able or willing to recieve
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ruse
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(n) an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
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tenet
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(n) an opinion, belief or principle held to be true
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tractable
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(adj) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable
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ungainly
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(adj) clumsy, awkward; unvieldy
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voracious
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(adj) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
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