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VocabLevelFCh12
Term | Definition |
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absolve | (v) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
caricature | (n) a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subject's characteristic features (v) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way |
clangor | (n) a loud ringing sound (v) to make a loud ringing noise |
contiguous | (adj) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time |
cupidity | (n) an eager desire for something; greed |
deleterious | (adj) harmful, injurious |
enhance | (v) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value of desirability of |
enthrall | (v) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison |
extentuate | (v) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
implicit | (adj) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
incisive | (adj) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
inimical | (adj) tending to cause harm or obstruct developments; being oppositional or adverse |
ostentatious | (adj) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
paragon | (n) a model of excellence or perfection |
politic | (adj) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
prosaic | (adj) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characeristic of prose, not poetic |
redundant | (adj) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush |
sanctimonious | (adj) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou |
scintillating | (adj) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
winsome | (adj) charming, attractie, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |