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absolve |
(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt; SYN: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon |
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caricature |
(n.) a representation (especially in a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way; SYN: (n.) cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon |
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clangor |
(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise; SYN: (n.) din, clamor, uproar |
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contiguous |
(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time; SYN: adjoining, abutting, next door to |
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cupidity |
(n.) an eager desire for something; greed; SYN: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust |
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deleterious |
(adj.) harmful, injurious; SYN: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging |
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enhance |
(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of; SYN: improve, magnify, heighten, elevate |
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enthrall |
(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison; SYN: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch |
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extenuate |
(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses; SYN: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay |
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implicit |
(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in; SYN: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional |
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incisive |
(adj.) sharp, keen , penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness); SYN: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant |
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ostentatious |
(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy; SYN: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant |
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paragon |
(n.) a model of excellence or perfection; SYN: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model good example |
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paraphrase |
(v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language; SYN: (v.) reword, rephrase; (n.) a rendition, version |
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politic |
(adj.) prudent, shrewdly concieved and developed; artful, expedient; SYN: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect |
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prosaic |
(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and origionality; matter-of-fact, straightfoward; characteristic of prose; not poetic; SYN: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian |
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redundant |
(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; produse, lush; SYN: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix |
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sanctimonious |
(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou |
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scintillating |
(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities); SYN: stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing |
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winsome |
(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often sugesting a childlike charm and innocence); SYN: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing |
