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Abslove
(v) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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Caricature
- (n) a representation (drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated
- (v) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
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Clangor
- (n) a loud ringing sound
- (v) to make a loud ringing noise
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Contiguous
(adj) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
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Cupidity
(n) an eager desire for something; greed
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Deleterious
(adj) harmful, injurious
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Enhance
(v) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
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Enthrall
(v) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
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Extenuate
(v) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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Implicit
(adj) implied or understodd though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
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Incisive
(adj) sharp, keen, penetrating
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Ostentatious
(adj) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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Paragon
(n) a model of excellence or perfection
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Paraphrase
- (v) to restate in other words
- (n) a statement that presents a given idea in new language
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Politic
(adj) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
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Prosaic
(adj) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightfoward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
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Redundant
(adj) extra, excess, more than needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
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Sanctimonious
(adj) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, hoiler-than-thou
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Scintillating
(adj) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant
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Winsome
(adj) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
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