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; buoyance, lightness in weight
mendicant
n: 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