-
Absolve
to clear from blame, responsibility or guilt
-
Caricature
a representation in which the subjects characteristic features are delberately exaggerated
to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
-
Clangor
a loud ringing sound
to make a loud ringing sound
-
Contiguous
side by side
touching, near
adjacent in time
-
Cupidity
an egar desire for something
greed
-
Deleterious
haarmful
injurious
-
Enhance
to raise to a higher degree
to incease the value or desirability of
-
Enthrall
to captivate, charm, hold spellbound
to enslave
to imprision
-
Extenuate
to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
-
Implicit
implied or understood through unexpressed
without doubts or reservations
-
Incisive
sharp, keen, penetrating
-
Ostentatious
marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
-
Paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
-
Paraphrase
to restate in other words
a statement that presentsa givenidea in new language
-
Politic
prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed
artful, expedient
-
Prosaic
dull, lacking in distinction and originally
matter of fact
straightforward
-
Redundant
extra, excess, more than is needed
wordy, repetitive
-
Sanctimonious
making a show of virtue or righteousness
hypocritically moralistic or pious, selfrighteous, canting
-
Scintillating
sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant
-
Winsome
charming, attractive, pleasing
|
|
