Vocabulary Unit 12

(v.) to raise to a higher degere; to increase the value or desirability of

(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is need; wordy, repetetive; lush

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

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

(n.) an eager desire for something; greed

(adj.) harmful, injurious

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

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

(adj,) sharp, keen, penetrating (witha suggestion of decisiveness and effetiveness)

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

(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise

(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious desplay, showy

(n.) a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

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

(v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in a new language

(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses