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Question 1

absolve (v.)

Answer 1

to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Question 2

caricature (n.)

Answer 2

a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject’s characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated

Question 3

clangor (n.)(v)

Answer 3

a loud ringing sound,

to make a loud ringing noise

Question 4

contiguous (adj.)

Answer 4

side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

Question 5

cupidity (n.)

Answer 5

an eager desire for something; greed

Question 6

deleterious (adj.)

Answer 6

harmful, injurious

Question 7

enhance (v.)

Answer 7

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

Question 8

enthrall (v.)

Answer 8

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

Question 9

extenuate (v.)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

implicit (adj.)

Answer 10

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

Question 11

incisive (adj.)

Answer 11

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

Question 12

ostentatious (adj.)

Answer 12

marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Question 13

paragon (n.)

Answer 13

a model of excellence or perfection

Question 14

paraphrase (n.)(v)

Answer 14

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

Question 15

politic (adj.)

Answer 15

prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

Question 16

prosaic (adj.)

Answer 16

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

Question 17

redundant (adj.)

Answer 17

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

Question 18

sanctimonious (adj.)

Answer 18

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

Question 19

scintillating (adj., part.)

Answer 19

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

Question 20

winsome (adj.)

Answer 20

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