Vocab 2 U12 Flashcards
v) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
absolve
n) a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subject’s characteristic features;
v) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
caricature
n) a loud ringing sound;
v) to make a loud ringing noise
clangor
adj) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
contiguous
n) an eager desire for something; greed
cupidity
adj) harmful, injurious
deleterious
v) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
enhance
v) to captivate, charm, hold, spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
enthrall
v) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
extenuate
adj) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
implicit
adj) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
incisive
adj) tending to cause harm or obstruct developments; being oppositional or adverse
inimical
adj) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
ostentatious
n) a model of excellence or perfection
paragon
adj) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
politic
adj) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward, characteristic of prose, not poetic
prosaic
adj) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
redundant
adj) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
sanctimonious
adj, part) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
scintillating
adj) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
winsome
