Unit 12
1. |
clangor |
(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise. |
2. |
deleterious |
(adj.) harmful, injurious |
3. |
absolve |
(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
4. |
enhance |
(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
5. |
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 |
6. |
extenuate |
(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
7. |
contiguous |
(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time |
8. |
exude |
(v.) to ooze out; to discharge through the pores; to emanate (as a quality or a personal impression) |
9. |
implicit |
(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
10. |
cupidity |
(n.) an eager desire for something; greed an unhappy victim of his own |
11. |
enthrall |
(v.) to enslave; to imprison; to captivate, charm, hold spellbound |
12. |
scintillating |
(adj., part.)sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
13. |
redundant |
(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush |
14. |
winsome |
(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
15. |
preeminent |
(adj.) superior, outstanding; prominent |
16. |
paragon |
(n.) a model of excellence or perfection |
17. |
politic |
(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
18. |
sanctimonious |
(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious |
19. |
incisive |
(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
20. |
prosaic |
(adj.) dull, ordinary, lacking in distinction and originality; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
21. |
paraphrase |
(v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in a new language |
22. |
ostentatious |
(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |