English 3 Week 4

Question 1

Absolve

Answer 1

VERB

• set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.
• give absolution for (a sin)

Question 2

Caricature

Answer 2

NOUN
-a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to a comic or grotesque effect.

Question 3

Clangor

Answer 3

NOUN

-a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

Question 4

Contiguous

Answer 4

ADJECTIVE

• sharing a common border; touching
• next or together in sequence

Question 5

Cupidity

Answer 5

NOUN

-greed for money or possessions

Question 6

Deleterious

Answer 6

ADJECTIVE

-causing harm or damage

Question 7

Enhance

Answer 7

VERB

-intensify; increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.

Question 8

Enthrall

Answer 8

VERB

• capture the fascinated attention of
• enslave

Question 9

Extenuate

Answer 9

VERB

• cause (an offense) to seem less serious
• make (someone) thin

Question 10

Implicit

Answer 10

ADJECTIVE
-implied though not plainly expressed
-essentially or very closely connected with; always to be found in
-with no qualification or question; absolute
MATHEMATICS
-(of a function) not expressed directly in terms of independent variables

Question 11

Incisive

Answer 11

ADJECTIVE

• (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear thinking
• (of an account) accurate and sharply focused

Question 12

Ostentatious

Answer 12

ADJECTIVE

-characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Question 13

Paragon

Answer 13

NOUN

• a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
• a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence
• a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more

Question 14

Paraphrase

Answer 14

VERB
-express the meaning of (the writer or speaker of something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

Question 15

Politic

Answer 15

ADJECTIVE

-(of an action) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances

Question 16

Prosaic

Answer 16

ADJECTIVE

• having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty
• commonplace; unromantic

Question 17

Redundant

Answer 17

ADJECTIVE
-not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous
BRITISH
-(of a person) no longer employed because there is no more work available
-(of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function
ENGINEERING
-(of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component.

Question 18

Sanctimonious

Answer 18

ADJECTIVE

-making a show of being morally superior to other people

Question 19

Scintillating

Answer 19

ADJECTIVE

• sparkling or shining brightly
• brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful

Question 20

Winsome

Answer 20

ADJECTIVE

-attractive or appealing in appearance or character