Unit 12
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| absolve | (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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| caricature | (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
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| clangor | (n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise
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| contiguous | (adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
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| cupidity | (n.) an eager desire for something; greed
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| deleterious | (adj.) harmful, injurious
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| enhance | (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
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| enthrall | (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
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| extenuate | (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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| implicit | (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
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| incisive | (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
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| ostentatious | (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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| paragon | (n.) a model of excellence or perfection
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| paraphrase | (v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language
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| politic | (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
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| prosaic | (adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
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| redundant | (adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
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| sanctimonious | (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
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| scintillating | (adj.) sparking, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
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| winsome | (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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