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| to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
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| a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way |
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| a loud ringing sound; to make a loud ringing noise |
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| side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time |
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| an eager desire for something; greed |
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| to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
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| to captivate, charm, hold spell bound; to enslave; to imprison |
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| to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
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| implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
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| sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
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| marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
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| a model of excellence or perfection |
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| to restate in other words; a statement that presents a given idea in new language |
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| prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
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| dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
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| extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive, profuse , lush |
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| making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou |
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| sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
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| charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting achildlike charm and innocence) |
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