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Sadlier Oxford - C12
Sadlier Oxford - Level C Unit 12
Question | Answer |
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abdicate | (v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard |
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 hindrance; (v.) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade 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.) a 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 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 |