| A | B |
|---|
| absolve | (v) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
| caricature | (n) a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject’s characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way. |
| clangor | (n) a loud ringing sound; (v) to make a loud ringing noise |
| contiguous | (adj) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time |
| cupidity | (n) an eager desire for something; greed |
| deleterious | (adj) harmful, injurious |
| enhance | (v) to raise to higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
| enthrall | (v) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison |
| extenuate | (v) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses |
| implicit | (adj) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
| incisive | (adj) sharp, keen, penetrating (with suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) |
| ostentatious | (adj) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
| paragon | (n) a model of excellence or perfection |
| paraphrase | (v) to restate in other words; (n) a statement that presents a given idea in a new language |
| politic | (adj) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
| prosaic | (adj) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter- of- fact, straight forward; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
| redundant | (adj) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush |
| sanctimonious | (adj) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou |
| scintillating | (adj, part) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
| winsome | (adj) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
