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absolve
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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt, acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon
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caricature
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a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; to present someone or something in a deliberately distored way; cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon
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clangor
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a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise; din, clamor, uproar
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contiguous
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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time; adjoining; abutting; next door to
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cupidity
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an eager desire for something; greed; avarice; rapacity; craving; lust
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deleterious
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harmful; injurious; detrimental; destructive; pernicious; damaging
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enhance
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to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of; improve; magnify; heighten; elevate
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entrall
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to captivate; charm; hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison; fascinate; enchant; attract; bewitch
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extenuate
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to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses; moderate; mitigate; diminish; downplay
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implicit
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implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations; unquestioning; potentially contained in; inferred; tacit; unspolen; unconditional
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incicive
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sharp; keen ; penetrating; acute; cutting; perceptive; trenchant
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ostentatious
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious deisplay; showy; flashy; overdone; affected; flamboyant
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection; exemplar; ideal; paradigm; model; good example
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paraphrase
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to restate in other words; a statement that presents a given idea in new language; reword; rephrase; a rendition; version
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politic
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prudent; shrewdly conceived and developed; artful expedient; tactful; diplomatic; judicious; circumspect
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prosaic
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dull; lacking in distinction and originality; matter of fact; 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
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scintillating
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sparkling; twinkling; exceptionally brilliant; stimulating; lively; glittering; flashing
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winsome
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charming; attractive; pleasing; winning; engaging; delightful; prepossessing
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