unit 12 level f

absolve

v. to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

caricature

n. a representation, such as drawing, that exaggerates a subject’s characteristic features; 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 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 reservation, unquestioning; potentially contained in

incisive

adj. sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

inmical

adj. tending to cause harm or obstruct developments; being oppositional or adverse

ostentatious

adj. marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

paragon

n. a model of excellence or perfection

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, holler-than-thou

scintillating

adj. sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

winsome

adj. charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)