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Unit 12 Vocab

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ABDICATE (V.)

  • Synonyms: relinquish, renounce
  • Antonyms: retain
  • He wanted to abdicate from his stressful job.
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CAUSTIC (ADJ.)

  • Synonyms: burning, corrosive, sharp
  • Antonyms: bland, mild, sugary, saccharine
  • Battery acid is very caustic and should be handled with care.
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CRUSADE (N.,V.)

  • Synonyms:campaign, orginized movement
  • Antonyms: none
  • Politicians crusade to emphisize there points of view on economics.
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EMBARGO (N.,V.)

  • Synonyms: stoppage, boycott
  • Antonyms: None
  • Government often embargos goods from enemy countries.
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FALLACY (N.)

  • Synonyms: misconception
  • Antonyms: sound reasoning, logic
  • There is a fallacy that you can divide by zero.
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LEVITY (N.)

  • Synonyms: giddiness, flippancy, frivolity, fickleness
  • Antonyms: humorlessness, solemnity
  • People often cope with stress with anger but it's better handled with levity.
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NAUSEATE (V.)

  • Synonyms: sicken, disgust
  • Antonyms: delight, tickle pink
  • Watching a surgery can easily nauseate you.
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NEGATE (V.)

  • Synonyms: annul, invalidate
  • Antonyms: aver, corroborate, buttress
  • The president is capable of negating a law.
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TENET (N.)

  • Synonyms:doctrine, precept
  • Antonyms:none
  • The Ten Commandments is a tenet of the Catholic belief.
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UNGAINLY (ADJ.)

  • Synonyms: graceless
  • Antonyms: nimble, agile, supple, graceful
  • Because of giraffe's long skinny legs they in a ungainly way.

Nicolas Tschirhart