unit 12 vocab

Question 1

absolve

Answer 1

to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Question 2

caricature

Answer 2

(n) a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerated a subject’s characteristic featured; (v) to present someone in a deliberately distorted way

Question 3

clangor

Answer 3

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

Question 4

contiguous

Answer 4

side by side, touching, near; adjacent in time

Question 5

cupidity

Answer 5

an eager desire for something; greed

Question 6

deleterious

Answer 6

harmful, injurious

Question 7

enhance

Answer 7

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

Question 8

enthrall

Answer 8

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

Question 9

extenuate

Answer 9

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

Question 10

implicit

Answer 10

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

Question 11

incisive

Answer 11

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

Question 12

inimical

Answer 12

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

Question 13

ostentatious

Answer 13

marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Question 14

paragon

Answer 14

a model of excellence or perfection

Question 15

politic

Answer 15

prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

Question 16

prosaic

Answer 16

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

Question 17

redundant

Answer 17

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

Question 18

sanctimonious

Answer 18

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

Question 19

scintillating

Answer 19

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

Question 20

winsome

Answer 20

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