Quizlet Sadlier-Oxford Vocab F ~ Unit 12

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  1. absolve: (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
  2. caricature: (n.) a representation (especially in a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated
  3. caricature: (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
  4. clangor: (n.) a loud ringing sound
  5. clangor: (v.) to make a loud ringing noise
  6. contiguous: (adj.) side by side, touching
  7. contiguous: (adj.) near
  8. contiguous: (adj.) adjacent in time
  9. cupidity: (n.) an eager desire for something
  10. cupidity: (n.) greed
  11. deleterious: (adj.) harmful, injurious
  12. enhance: (v.) to raise to a higher degree
  13. enhance: (v.) to increase the value or desirability of
  14. enthrall: (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound
  15. enthrall: (v.) to enslave
  16. enthrall: (v.) to imprision
  17. extenuate: (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
  18. implicit: (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed
  19. implicit: (adj.) without doubts or reservations, unquestioning
  20. implicit: (adj.) potentially contained in
  21. incisive: (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (witha suggestion of decisiveness and effetiveness)
  22. ostentatious: (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious desplay, showy
  23. paragon: (n.) a model of excellence or perfection
  24. paraphrase: (v.) to restate in other words
  25. paraphrase: (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in a new language
  26. politic: (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed
  27. politic: (adj.) artful, expedient
  28. prosaic: (adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality
  29. prosaic: (adj.) matter-of-fact, straightforward
  30. prosaic: (adj.) characteristic of prose, not poetic
  31. redundant: (adj.) extra, excess, more than is need
  32. redundant: (adj.) wordy, repetetive; lush
  33. sanctimonious: (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness
  34. sanctimonious: (adj.) hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
  35. scintillating: (adj. part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
  36. winsome: (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)