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Vocab Unit 12
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10th Grade
04/17/2012

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