Unit 12 Vocab

(v.) to resign , formally give up an office or duty; to disown, discard

(v.) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings

• bestow

• Caustic

• Confer

• lodge

(adj.) able to hold much, roomy

• spacious

• capacious

• commodious

• levity

(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

(n.) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea

(v.) to campaign, work vigorously

(v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine

(n.) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance

(v.) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with

• stoppage

• boycott

• embargo

• fallacy

(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking

• misconseption

• sound reasoning

• logic

• fallacy

(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that wshould be treated with respect; bouyancy, lightness in weight

(n.) beggar

(adj.) depending on begging for a living

• mendicant

• panhandler

• millionaire

• poor