Week 4 Day 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

absolve

Answer 1

(v. )
1. to free from guilt or blame or their consequences
2. to set free or release
3. to grant pardon for

Question 2

caricature

Answer 2

(n. )
1. a picture or description ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things
2. the art of process of producing such pictures or descriptions

Question 3

clangor

Answer 3

(n. )
1. a loud, resonant sound
2. a clamorous noise

Question 4

contiguous

Answer 4

(adj. )
1. touching
2. in close proximity without actually touching
3. adjacent in time

Question 5

cupidity

Answer 5

(n. )

1. eager or excessive desire, greed, avarice

Question 6

deleterious

Answer 6

(adj. )
1. injurious to health
2. harmful, injurious

Question 7

enhance

Answer 7

(v. )
1. to raise to a higher degree, intensify
2. to raise the value or price of

Question 8

enthrall

Answer 8

(v. )
1. to captivate or charm
2. to put or hold in slavery

Question 9

extenuate

Answer 9

(v. )
1. to represent as less serious
2. to serve to make seem less serious
3. to underestimate, underrate, or make light of

Question 10

implicit

Answer 10

(adj. )
1. implied rather than expressly stated
2. unquestioning or unreserved
3. potentially contained

Question 11

incisive

Answer 11

(adj. )
1. penetrating, cutting, biting
2. remarkably clear and direct
3. adapted for cutting or piercing

Question 12

ostentatious

Answer 12

(adj. )
1. characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress
2. intending to attract notice

Question 13

paragon

Answer 13

(n. )
1. a model or pattern of excellence
2. someone of exceptional merit
2. a 20-point type

Question 14

paraphrase

Answer 14

(n. )
1. a restatement giving the meaning in another form
2. the act or process of restating or rewording
(v. )
1. to render the meaning of in a paraphrase
2. to make paraphrase

Question 15

politic

Answer 15

(adj.)
1. shrewd or prudent in practical matters
contrived in a shrewd or practical way; expedient

Question 16

prosaic

Answer 16

(adj. )
1. commonplace or dull; matter of fact or unimaginative
2. of or having the character or form of prose, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, rather than of poetry

Question 17

redundant

Answer 17

(adj. )
1. characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition
2. being in excess
3. having some unusual or extra part or feature
4. characterized by superabundance or superfluity

Question 18

sanctimonious

Answer 18

(adj. )
1. making a hypocritical show or religious devotion, piety, righteousness
2. holy, sacred

Question 19

scintillating

Answer 19

(adj. )
1. animated, vivacious, effervescent
2. witty, brilliantly clever

Question 20

winsome

Answer 20

(adj. )

1. sweetly or innocently charming, winning, engaging