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20 Cards in this Set
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absolve |
(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
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caricature |
(n.) a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way |
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clangor |
(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise |
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contiguous |
(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time |
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cupidity |
(n.) an eager desire for something; greed |
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deleterious |
(adj.) harmful, injurious |
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enhance |
(v.) to raise to a higher degere; to increase the value or desirability of |
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enthrall |
(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison |
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extenuate |
(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
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implicit |
(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
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incisive |
(adj,) sharp, keen, penetrating (witha suggestion of decisiveness and effetiveness) |
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ostentatious |
(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious desplay, showy |
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paragon |
(n.) a model of excellence or perfection |
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paraphrase |
(v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in a new language |
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politic |
(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
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prosaic |
(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
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redundant |
(adj.) extra, excess, more than is need; wordy, repetetive; lush |
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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) |
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winsome |
(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
