Level F Vocab. Word Scramble
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absolve | (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
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 |
clangor | (n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise |
contiguous | (adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time |
cupidity | (n.) an eager desire for something; greed |
deleterious | (adj.) harmful, injurious |
enhance | (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
enthrall | (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison |
extenuate | (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
implicit | (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
incisive | (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
ostentatious | (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
paragon | (n.) a model of excellence or perfection |
paraphrase | (v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language |
politic | (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
prosaic | (adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
redundant | (adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush |
sanctimonious | (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou |
scintillating | (adj.) sparking, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
winsome | (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence |
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