| A | B |
| abdicate | to resign; formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard |
| bestow | to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings |
| capacious | roomy; able to hold much |
| crusade | (n) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea (v) to campaign or work vigorously |
| deface | to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine |
| embargo | (n) an oder forbidding the trade in ormovement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance (v) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid to trade with |
| fallacy | a false notion or belief; an error in thinking |
| levity | a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy; lightness in weight |
| caustic | able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting; sarcastic |
| mendicant | (n) beggar (v) depending on begging for a living |
| nauseate | to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust |
| negate | to nullify, deny, bring to nothing |
| pivotal | vitally important; essential |
| recipient | (n) one who receives (adj.) receiving; able or willing to receive |
| ruse | an action designed to confuse or mislead; a trick |
| teem | to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large numbers |
| tenet | an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true |
| tractable | easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought; malleable |
| ungainly | clumsy, awkwardly, unwieldy |
| voracious | having a huge appetite; greedy, ravenous; excessively eager |