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Abdicate
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to resign, formally give up an office or duty; to disown or discard
Synonyms:To step down, resign, relinquish, renounce. Antonyms: To retain, hold on to power or position. |
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Bestow
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to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
Synonyms: to give, grant, confer; to lodge, put up. Antonyms: to receive, take; to take back, take away. |
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Capacious
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able to hold much
Synonyms: roomy, spacious, commodious. Antonym: cramped, confined, restricted, narrow. |
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Caustic
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able to burn or eat by chemical action; biting or sarcastic
Synonyms: burning, corrosive; sharp, sarcastic. Antonyms: bland, mild; sugary, saccharine. |
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Crusade
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(noun) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
(Verb) to campaign or work vigorously Synonyms: a campaign, organized movement. |
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Deface
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to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of
Synonyms: To mar, disfigure, damage. Antonyms: to repair, restore, renovate, recondition. |
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Embargo
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an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance
Synonyms: a stoppage, ban, boycott. |
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Fallacy
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a false notion of belief
Synonyms: a false notation, misconception, error. Antonyms: sound reasoning, logic. |
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Levity
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A lack of seriousness or earnestness about things that are serious
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Mendicant
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A beggar; • of or denoting one of the religious orders that originally relied solely on alms
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Nauseate
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to make sick to the stomach; make (someone) feel sick; affect with nausea
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Negate
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to nullify/deny/bring to nothing; 1 nullify; make ineffective
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Pivotal
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vitally important or essential; of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else
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Recipient
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One who receives;
a person or thing that receives or is awarded something |
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Ruse
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an action designed to confuse or mislead; a trick
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Teem
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to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities; to pour down
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Tenet
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an opinion/belief/principle that is suppose to be true, a religion or philosophy.
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Tractable
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easily managed/easy to deal with; easy to control or influence
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Ungainly
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clumsy/awkward/unwieldy
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Voracious
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having a huge appetite,greedy,ravenous or excessively eager, devour, having a very eager approach
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