Vocab F Unit 12

Question 1

absolve

Answer 1

(v) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Question 2

caricature

Answer 2

(n) a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject’s characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated (v) to present someone or something 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

(adj) side by side, touching, near; adjacent in time

Question 5

cupidity

Answer 5

(n) an eager desire for something; greed

Question 6

deleterious

Answer 6

(adj) harmful, injurious

Question 7

enhance

Answer 7

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

Question 8

enthrall

Answer 8

(v) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound, to enslave, to imprison

Question 9

extenuate

Answer 9

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

Question 10

implicit

Answer 10

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

Question 11

incisive

Answer 11

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

Question 12

ostentatious

Answer 12

(adj) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Question 13

paragon

Answer 13

(n) a model of excellence or perfection

Question 14

paraphrase

Answer 14

(v) to restate in other words; (n) a statement that presents a given idea in new language

Question 15

politic

Answer 15

(adj) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

Question 16

prosaic

Answer 16

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

Question 17

redundant

Answer 17

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

Question 18

sanctimonious

Answer 18

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

Question 19

scintillating

Answer 19

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

Question 20

winsome

Answer 20

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