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Unit 12 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

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absolve

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exonerate syn for

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absolve

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inculpate ant for

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absolve

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a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subject’s characteristic features

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caricature

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burlesque, lampion syn for

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caricature

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to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

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caricature

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a loud ringing sound

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clangor

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to make a loud ringing noise

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clangor

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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

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contiguous

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an eager desire for something; greed

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cupidity

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rapacity syn for

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cupidity

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contentment, satiety ant for

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cupidity

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harmful, injurious

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deleterious

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

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enhance

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

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enthrall

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bore to tears, repel ant for

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enthrall

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

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extenuate

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

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implicit

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unconditional syn for

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implicit

20
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sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

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incisive

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

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inimical

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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

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ostentatious

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demure ant for

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ostentatious

24
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a model of excellence or perfection

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paragon

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politic pronounciated

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pal

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prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

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politic

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circumspect syn for

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politic

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dull, lacking in distinction and orginiality; matter-of-fac, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic

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prosaic

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literal, pedestrian syn

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prosaic

30
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extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush

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redundant

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prolix syn to

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redundant

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terse, laconic ant for

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redundant

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

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sanctimonious

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

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scintillating

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scintillating part of speech

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adj, part

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

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winsome

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prepossessing syn for

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winsome

10th Grade English (14 decks)

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