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Unit 12

Published on Dec 03, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ABDICATE

  • Verb
  • Syn: relinquish, renounce
  • Ant: retain
  • The judge abdicated from office.
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CAUSTIC

  • Adj.
  • Syn: burning, corrosive, sharp
  • Ant: bland, mild, sugary, saccharine
  • All caustic liquids should not be brought on an airplane.

FALLACY

  • Noun
  • Syn: Misconseption
  • Ant: sound reasoning, logic
  • Some books that are not published correctly can have fallacies.
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MENDICANT

  • Noun, adj.
  • Syn: panhandler
  • Ant: millionaire, philanthropist
  • The mendicant begged for food and we gave him some.

PIVOTAL

  • Adj.
  • Syn: crucial, critical, decisive, seminal
  • Ant: unimportant, insignificant
  • Presidents are needed to control the country.
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