Sadlier Level F Unit 12 Vocab

Absolve

to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Absolve (SYN)

SYN: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Absolve (ANT)

ANT: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

Caricature

(noun) a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subject’s characteristic features

(verb) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

Caricature (SYN)

SYN (noun): cartoon, burlesque, lampoon

Clangor

(noun) a loud ringing sound

(verb) to make a loud ringing noise

Clangor (SYN)

SYN (noun): din, clamor, uproar

Clangor (ANT)

ANT (noun): silence, stillness, peace and quiet

Contiguous

side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

Contiguous (SYN)

SYN: abutting, next door to

Contiguous (ANT)

ANT: detached, apart, distant, remote

Cupidity

an eager desire for something; greed

Cupidity (SYN)

SYN: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust

Cupidity (ANT)

ANT: contentment, satiety, gratification

Deleterious

harmful, injurious

Deleterious (SYN)

SYN: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging

Deleterious (ANT)

ANT: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous

Enhance

to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

Enhance (SYN)

SYN: improve, elevate

Enhance (ANT)

ANT: diminish, degrade

Enthrall

to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

Enthrall (SYN)

SYN: fascinate, attract

Enthrall (ANT)

ANT: bore to tears, repel

Extenuate

to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

Extenuate (SYN)

SYN: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay

Extenuate (ANT)

ANT: intensify, magnified, worsen, exacerbate

Implicit

implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

Implicit (SYN)

SYN: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional

Implicit (ANT)

ANT: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed

Incisive

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

Incisive (SYN)

SYN: acute, cutting, perceptive

Inimical

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

Inimical (SYN)

SYN: unfriendly, hostile, antagonistic, contrary

Inimical (ANT)

ANT: friendly, hospitable, kind

Ostentatious

marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Ostentatious (SYN)

SYN: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant

Ostentatious (ANT)

ANT: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring

Paragon

a model of excellence or perfection

Paragon (SYN)

SYN: ideal, paradigm, model, good example

Politic

prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

Politic (SYN)

SYN: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect

Politic (ANT)

ANT: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash

Prosaic

dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic

Prosaic (SYN)

SYN: literal, pedestrian

Prosaic (ANT)

ANT: remarkable, poetic

Redundant

extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush

Redundant (SYN)

SYN: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix

Redundant (ANT)

ANT: terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate

Sanctimonious

making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou

Sanctimonious (ANT)

ANT: heartfelt, sincere, humble

Scintillating

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

Scintillating (SYN)

SYN: stimulating, glittering

Scintillating (ANT)

ANT: dull boring, insipid

Winsome

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

Winsome (SYN)

SYN: winning, delightful, prepossessing

Winsome (ANT)

ANT: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive