| A | B |
|---|
| abdicate | to reliquish, renounce, or give up a title or position |
| bestow | to give a gift or put to some use |
| capacious | capable of holding much |
| caustic | capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue |
| crusade | a religious war |
| deface | to disfigure or mar the surface of someone or something |
| embargo | a restraint or prohibition |
| fallacy | a deceptive, misleading, or false notion |
| levity | lack of appropriate seriousness |
| mendicant | characteristic of begging behavior |
| nauseate | to cause someone to feel extremely sick or disgusted |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of something or someone |
| pivotal | of vital or critical importance |
| recipient | the person that receives a gift or a prize |
| ruse | a trick or deceptive trick |
| teem | to swarm |
| tenet | an opinion or doctrine held to be true |
| tractable | easily managed, controlled, or handled |
| ungainly | awkward or not graceful |
| voracious | craving or consuming large amounts of food |
