| A | B |
|---|
| clangor (n) | a loud ringing sound |
| deleterious (adj) | harmful, injurious |
| absolve (v) | to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
| enhance (v) | to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
| caricature (n) | a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated |
| extenuate (v) | to lessen the seriousness or magniture of an offense by making partial excuses |
| contiguous (adj) | side by side, toucing; near; adjacent in time |
| exude (v) | to ooze out; to discharge throught the pores; to emanate (as a quality or a personal impression) |
| implicit (adj) | implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in |
| cupidity (n) | an eager desire for something; greed |
| entrall (v) | to enslave; to imprison; to captivate, charm, hold spellbound |
| scintillating (adj., part.) | sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) |
| rebundant (adj) | extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush |
| winsome (adj) | charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
| preeminent (adj) | superior, outstanding; prominent |
| paragon (n) | a model of excellence or perfection |
| politic (adj) | pudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient |
| sanctimonious (adj) | making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious |
| incisive (adj) | sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of deciisiveness and effectiveness) |
| prosaic (adj) | dull, ordinary, lacking in distinction and originality; characteristic of prose, not poetic |
| paraphrase (v) | to restate in other words |
| ostentatious (adj) | marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
