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Unit 12 Vocabularyy

Unit 12 Vocabulary

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Clangor (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.) 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 through unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, 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.) Sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
Redundant (adj.) Extra, excess, more than is needed; word, repetitive; profuse, lush
Winsome (adj.) Charming, attractive, pleasing (childlike charm or 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.) To restate in other words; (n.) A statement that presents a given idea in new language
Ostentatious (adj.) Marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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