Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Workshop: Level F: Unit 12: Definitions
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fgbm27 on April 7, 2009
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english vocab, english 10, english vocabulary, loomis chaffee
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 clangor | noun, a loud ringing noise; verb, to make a loud ringing noise |
| deleterious | adjective, harmful, injurious |
| absolve | verb, to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
| enhance | verb, to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
| caricature | noun, a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; verb, to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way |
| extenuate | verb, to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of offense by making partial excuses |
| contiguous | adjective, side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time |
| exude | verb, to ooze out; to discharge through the pores |
| implicit | adjective, implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
| cupidity | noun, an eager desire for something; greed |
| enthrall | verb, to enslave; to imprison; to captivate, charm, hold spellbound |
| scintillating | adjective & participial, sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant |
| redundant | adjective, extra, excess, more than is needed ; wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush |
| winsome | adjective, charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting innocence) |
| preeminent | adjective, superior, outstanding; prominent |
| paragon | noun, a model of excellence or perfection |
| politic | adjective, prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
| sanctimonious | adjective, making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious |
| incisive | adjective, sharp, keen, penetrating |
| prosaic | adjective, dull, ordinary, lacking in distinction and originality; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
| paraphrase | verb, to restate in other words; noun, a statement that presents a given idea in new language |
| ostentatious | adjective, marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
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