Vocab Unit 12
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jpercussionist on May 29, 2011
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Lincoln Middle School - 8th Grade Lyceum
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 clangor | (n.) a loud ringing sound (with a suggestion of being disturbing) |
| deleterious | (adj.) harmful, injurious |
| absolve | (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
| enhance | (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
| caricature | (n.) a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject's features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way |
| extenuate | (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
| contiguous | (adj.) side by side, touching; near |
| exude | (v.) to ooze out; to discharge through the pores; to emanate (as a quality or a personal impression) |
| implicit | (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning |
| cupidity | (n.) an eager desire for something; greed |
| enthrall | (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound |
| scintillating | (adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental and personal qualities) |
| redundant | (adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive |
| winsome | (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
| preeminent | (adj.) superior, outstanding; prominent |
| paragon | (n.) a model of excellence or perfection |
| politic | (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
| sanctimonious | (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious |
| incisive | (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
| prosaic | (adj.) dull, ordinary, lacking in distinction and originality; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
| paraphrase | (v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language |
| ostentatious | (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
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