Details Title: chapter 12 vocab syn Description: synonyms Total Flash Cards: 19 Created: 04/27/2009 19:02:57		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Engineering Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term absolve Definition acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon Term caricature Definition cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon Term clangor Definition din, clamor, uproar Term contiguous Definition adjoining, abutting, next door to Term cupidity Definition avarice, rapacity, craving, lust Term deleterious Definition detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging Term enhance Definition improve, magnify, heighten, elevate Term enthrall Definition fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch Term extenuate Definition moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay Term implicit Definition inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional Term incisive Definition acute,cutting, perceptive, trenchant Term ostentatious Definition flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant Term paragon Definition exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example Term paraphrase Definition reword, rephrase; a rendition, version Term politic Definition tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect Term prosaic Definition commonplace, humdrum , literal, pedestrian Term redundant Definition unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix Term scintillating Definition stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing Term winsome Definition winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing