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  1. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  2. deface
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  3. nauseate
    upset and make ill
  4. teem
    be full of or abuzz with
  5. bestow
    give as a gift
  6. embargo
    a government order imposing a trade barrier
  7. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  8. tenet
    a basic principle or belief that is accepted as true
  9. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  10. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  11. pivotal
    being of crucial importance
  12. tractable
    easily managed
  13. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  14. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  15. recipient
    a person to whom something is sent, given, or awarded
  16. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  17. crusade
    a series of actions tending toward a particular end
  18. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  19. ruse
    a deceptive maneuver, especially to avoid capture
  20. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
Created on Tue May 15 09:12:19 EDT 2012 (updated Tue May 15 09:12:29 EDT 2012)

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