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H. Vocab 23 // 24
Mrs. Howard // Vocab Week 23 // Vocab Week 24
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Clangor (N) // (V) | N: A loud ringing sound V: To make a loud ringing noise |
| Deleterious (Adj) | Harmful, injurious |
| Absolve (V) | To clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
| Enhance (V) | To raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
| Caricature (N) // (V) | 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 |
| Extenuate (V) | To lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
| Contiguous (Adj) | Side by side, touching; near, adjacent in time |
| Exude (V) | To ooze out; to discharge through the pores; to emanate (as a quality or personal impression) |
| Implicit (Adj) | Implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservation, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
| Cupidity (N) | An eager desire for something; greed |
| Enthrall (V) | To enslave; to imprison; to captivate, charm, hold spellbound |
| Scintillating (Adj) // (Part) | Sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
| Redundant (Adj) | Extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush |
| Winsome (Adj) | Charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
| Preeminent (Adj) | Superior, outstanding; prominent |
| Paragon (N) | A model of excellence or perfection |
| Politic (Adj) | Prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
| Sanctimonious (Adj) | Making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious |
| Incisive (Adj) | Sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
| Prosaic (Adj) | Dull, ordinary, lacking in distinction and originality; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
| Paraphrase (V) // (N) | V: To restate in other words N: A statement that present a given idea in a new language |
| Ostentatious (Adj) | Marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |