Vocab Unit 12

Front 1

to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Back 1

absolve

Front 2

a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subjects charachteristic features are diliberately exaggerated; to present someone or something in a dilberatly distorted way.

Back 2

caricature

Front 3

a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise

Back 3

clangor

Front 4

side by side, touching; near;adjacent in time

Back 4

contiguous

Front 5

an eager desire for something; greed

Back 5

cupidity

Front 6

harmful, injurious

Back 6

deleterious

Front 7

to raise to a higher degree;to increase the value or desirability of

Back 7

enhance

Front 8

to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave, to imprison

Back 8

enthrall

Front 9

to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

Back 9

extenuate

Front 10

implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

Back 10

implicit

Front 11

sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of of decisiveness and effectiveness)

Back 11

incisive

Front 12

marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Back 12

ostentatious

Front 13

a model of excellence or perfection

Back 13

paragon

Front 14

to restate in other words; ,a statement that presents a given idea in new language

Back 14

paraphrase

Front 15

prudent, shrewdly conceivedand developed; artful expedient

Back 15

politic

Front 16

dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter of fact, straightforward; charachteristic of prose, non poetic

Back 16

prosaic

Front 17

extra, excess, more than is needed, wordy; repetitive, profuse, lush

Back 17

redundant

Front 18

making a show of virtue or rightousness; hypocritcally moralistic or pious; self-rightous, canting, holier-than-thou

Back 18

sanctimonious

Front 19

sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

Back 19

scintillating

Front 20

charming, attractive, pleasing ( often suggesting a child-like charm and innocence)

Back 20

winsome

Front 21

S: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Back 21

absolve

Front 22

S: cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon

Back 22

caricature

Front 23

S: din, clamor, uproar

Back 23

clangor

Front 24

S: adjoining, abutting, next door to

Back 24

contiguous

Front 25

S: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust

Back 25

cupidity

Front 26

S: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging

Back 26

deleterious

Front 27

S: improve, magnify, heighten, elevate

Back 27

enhance

Front 28

S: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch

Back 28

enthrall

Front 29

S: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay

Back 29

extenuate

Front 30

S: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional

Back 30

implicit

Front 31

S: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant

Back 31

incisive

Front 32

S: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant

Back 32

ostentatious

Front 33

S: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example

Back 33

paragon

Front 34

S: reword, rephrase, a rendition, version

Back 34

paraphrase

Front 35

S: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect

Back 35

politic

Front 36

S: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian

Back 36

prosaic

Front 37

S: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix

Back 37

redundant

Front 38

S: stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing

Back 38

scintillating

Front 39

S: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing

Back 39

winsome

Front 40

A: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

Back 40

absolve

Front 41

A: silence, stillness, peace and quiet

Back 41

clangor

Front 42

A: detached, apart, distant, remote

Back 42

contiguous

Front 43

A: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification

Back 43

cupidity

Front 44

A: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous

Back 44

deleterious

Front 45

A: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade

Back 45

enhance

Front 46

A: bore to tears, repel, out someone off

Back 46

enthrall

Front 47

A: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate

Back 47

extenuate

Front 48

A: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed

Back 48

implicit

Front 49

A: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring

Back 49

ostentatious

Front 50

A: repeat verbatim, duplicate, quote

Back 50

paraphrase

Front 51

A: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash

Back 51

politic

Front 52

A: remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired

Back 52

prosaic

Front 53

A: succinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate

Back 53

redundant

Front 54

A: heartfelt, sincere, humble

Back 54

sanctimonious

Front 55

A: dull, boring, insipid, fat, tame, vapid

Back 55

scintiallating

Front 56

A: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive

Back 56

winsome