Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop: Level F, Unit 12

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ABSOLVE
(v.)

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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Synonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon
Antonyms: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

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CARICATURE
(n.) (v.)

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(n.) a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subjects's characteristic features; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

Synonyms: (n.) cartoon, burlesque, lampoon

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CLANGOR
(n.) (v.)

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(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise

Synonyms: (n.) din, clamor, uproar
Antonyms: (n.) silence, stillness, peace and quiet

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CONTIGUOUS
(adj.)

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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

Synonyms: abutting, next door to
Antonyms: detached, apart, distant, remote

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CUPIDITY
(n.)

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an eager desire for something; greed

Synonyms: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust
Antonyms: contentment, satiety, gratification

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DELETERIOUS
(adj.)

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harmful, injurious

Synonyms: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging
Antonyms: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous

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ENHANCE
(v.)

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

Synonyms: improve, elevate
Antonyms: diminish, degrade

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ENTHRALL
(v.)

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

Synonyms: fascinate, attract
Antonyms: bore to tears, repel

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EXTENUATE
(v.)

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

Synonyms: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay
Antonyms: intensify, magnified, worsen, exacerbate

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IMPLICIT
(adj.)

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

Synonyms: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional
Antonyms: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed

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INCISIVE
(adj.)

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

Synonyms: acute, cutting, perceptive

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INIMICAL
(adj.)

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tending to cause harm or obstruct developments; being oppositional or adverse

Synonyms: unfriendly, hostile, antagonistic, contrary
Antonyms: friendly, hospitable, kind

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OSTENTATIOUS
(adj.)

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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Synonyms: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant
Antonyms: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring

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PARAGON
(n.)

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a model of excellence or perfection

Synonyms: ideal, paradigm, model, good example

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POLITIC
(adj.)

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prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

Synonyms: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect
Antonyms: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash

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PROSAIC
(adj.)

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dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic

Synonyms: literal, pedestrian
Antonyms: remarkable, poetic

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REDUNDANT
(adj.)

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

Synonyms: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix
Antonyms: terse, laconic, scarce, inadeqaute

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SANCTIMONIOUS
(adj.)

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making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou

Synonyms: heartfelt, sincere, humble

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SCINTILLATING
(adj,. part.)

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

Synonyms: stimulating, glittering
Antonyms: dull, boring, insipid

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WINSOME
(adj.)

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charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

Synonyms: winning, delightful, prepossessing
Antonyms: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive