Sadlier-Oxford Vocab F Unit 12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolve | (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
| caricature | (n.) a representation 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 degere; 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 (witha suggestion of decisiveness and effetiveness) |
| ostentatious | (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious desplay, 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 a 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 need; wordy, repetetive; lush |
| sanctimonious | (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou |
| scintillating | (adj. part.) 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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