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8th Grade Vocabulary - Chapter 12

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abdicateTo resign
abdicatesyn. step down
abdicateant. retain
bestowTo give as a gift
bestowsyn. grant
bestowant. recive
capaciousAble to hold much
capacioussyn. spacious
capaciousant. cramped
causticAble to burn or eat by chemical action
causticsyn. burning
causticant. bland
crusadeStrong movement to advance or idea
crusadesyn. campiagn
cefaceTo injure or destroy the surface or apperance of
cefacesyn. mar
cefaceant. repair
embargoAn order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods
embargosyn. stoppage
fallacyA false notion or believe
fallacysyn. misconciption
fallacyant. logic
levitya lack of seriousness or earnestess, especially about things that should be treated with resspect; buoyance, lightness in weight
levitysyn. giddyness, flippancy, frivolity, fickleness
levityant. seriousness, humorlessness, solemnity
mendicantbeggar; depending on begging for a living
mendicantsyn. panhandler
mendicantant. millionaire, philanthropist
nauseateto make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust
nauseatesyn. sicken, disgust
nauseateant. delight, tikle pink
negateto nullify, deny, bring to nothing
negatesyn. cancle, invalidate, annul
negateant. affirm, confirm, corroborate, buttress


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