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to resignn, formally give up and office or a duty; to disown, discard
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abdicate
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to give as a gift, provide with lodgings
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bestow
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able to hold much, roomy
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capacious
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able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic
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caustic
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a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
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fallacy
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n. beggar
adj. depending on begigng for a living |
mendicant
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to make sick to the stomach, to fill with disgust
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nauseate
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to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
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negate
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vitally important, essential
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pivitol
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n. one who recieves
adj. recieving, able or willing to recieve |
recipient
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an action designed to mislead, a trick
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ruse
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to becom e filled to overflowing, to be present in large quantities
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teem
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an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
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tenet
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easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable
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tractable
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clumsy, awkward; unweildy
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ungainly
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having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
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voracious
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a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especialy about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancey, lightness in weight
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levity
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n. and 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 |
embargo
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n.a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
v.to campaign, work vigorously |
crusade
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to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine
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deface
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