ungainly
un gain' ly
(adj) clumsy, awkward; unwieldy
voracious
vo ra' cious
(adj) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
abdicate
ab' di cate
(v) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard
bestow
be stow'
(v) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
capacious
ca pa' cious
(adj) able to hold much, roomy
caustic
cau' stic
(adj) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic
crusade
cru sade'
(n) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; (v) to campaign, work vigorously
deface
de face'
(v) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine
embargo
em bar' go
(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
fall' a cy
(n) a false notion or belief; an error of thinking
levity
lev' i ty
(n) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight
mendicant
men' di cant
(n) beggar; (adj) depending on begging for a living
nauseate
nau' se ate
(v) to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust
negate
ne gate'
(v) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
pivotal
piv' ot al
(adj) vitally important, essential
recipient
re cip' i ent
(n) one who receives; (adj) receiving; able or willing to receive
ruse
ruse
(n) an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
teem
teem
(v) to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities
tenet
ten' et
(n) an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
tractable
trac' ta ble
(adj) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable