English II Unit 12 Vocab.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abSOLVE | v: to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
| CARicature | n: a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated 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 or desirability of |
| enTHRALL | v: to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison |
| exTENuate | 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) |
| ostenTAtious | adj: marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
| PARagon | n: a model of excellence or perfection |
| PARaphrase | v: to restate in other words n: a statement that presents a given idea in new language |
| POLitic | adj: prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
| proSAic | adj: dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic 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, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
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