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20 Cards in this Set
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absolve
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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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caricature
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a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic freatures are deliberately exaggerated; to present someone or seomthing in a deliberately distorted way
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clangor
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a loud ringing sounds; to make a loud ringing noise
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continguous
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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
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cupidity
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an eagar desire for something; greed
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delerterious
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harmful, injurious
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enhance
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to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
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entrall
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to captivate, charm hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
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extenuate
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to lesson the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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implicit
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implied or understood though unexpressed; without deoubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
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incisive
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sharp, keep, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
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ostentatious
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marked by conspicuous or pretenious display, showy
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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paraphrase
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to restate in other words; a statement that presents a given idea in a new language
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politic
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prudent, shrewedly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
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prosaic
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dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-face, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
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redundant
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extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
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sanctimonious
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making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
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scintillating
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sparkling, twikling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
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winsome
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charming, attractive, pleasing (ofton suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
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