Unit 12
1. Abdicate- to resign, formally give up an office or a duty
2. Bestow- to give as a gift
3. Crusade- a strong movement to advance a cause or idea
4. Deface- to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of, damage the value
5. Embargo- order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods, stoppage
6. Fallacy- a false notion or belief, error in thinking
7. Levity- a lack of seriousness especially about things that should be treated with respect
8. Nauseate- to make sick to the stomach, sicken, disgust
9. Negate- to nullify, deny, cancel
10. Pivotal- vitally important, crucial, critical
11. Recipient- one who receives, receiver
12. Ruse- an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick