abdicate
v. to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard
syn. step down, relinquish, renounce
ant. retain
bestow
v. to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
syn. grant, confer, lodge, put up
ant. receive, take, take back, take away
capacious
adj. able to hold much, roomy
syn. spacious, commodious
ant. cramped, confined, restricted, narrow
caustic
adj. able to burn or eat away by chemical action;biting, sarcastic
syn. burning, corrosive, sharp
ant. bland, mild, sugary, saccharine
crusade
n. a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
syn. campaign, organized movement
deface
v. to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine
syn. mar, disfigure
ant. repair, restore, renovate, recondition
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
syn. stoppage, ban, boycott
fallacy
n. a false notion or belief, an error in thinking
syn. misconception
ant. sound reasoning, logic
levity
n. a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect;buoyancy, lightness in weight
syn; giddiness, flippancy, frivolity, fickleness
ant. seriousness humorlessness, solemnity
mendicant
n. beggar, depending on begging for a living
syn. panhandler
ant. millionaire, philanthropist
nauseate
v. to make sick to the stomach, to fill with disgust
syn. sicken, disgust
ant. delight, tickle pink
negate
v. to nullify, deny bring to nothing
syn. cancel, invalidate, annul
ant. affirm, confirm, corroborate, buttress
pivotal
adj. vitally important, essential
syn. crucial, critical, decisive, seminal
ant. unimportant, insignificant
recipient
n. one who receives, adj. receiving;able or willing to receive
syn. receiver, beneficiary
ant. donor, benefactor, contributor
ruse
n. an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick
syn. stratagem, subterfuge, dodge
teem
v. to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities
syn. abound, swarm, overflow
ant. lack, be wanting
tenet
n. an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
syn. doctrine, precept
tractable
adj. easily managed, easy to deal with, easily wrought, malleable
syn. submissive, docile, yielding, amenable
ant. unruly, obstreperous, refractory
ungainly
adj. clumsy, awkward, unwieldy
syn. graceless
ant. nimble, agile, supple, graceful
voracious
adj. having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous, excessively eager
syn. gluttonous, insatiable, avid
ant. indifferent, apathetic