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| to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt |
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| a representation 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, din, clamor, uproar |
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| an eager desire for something; greed |
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| to raise a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of |
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| to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by partial excuses, moderate, downplay |
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| implied or understood though unexpressed |
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| sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness), perceptive, trenchant |
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| marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy |
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| a model or excellence or perfection |
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| to restate in other words; a rendition, version |
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| prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, diplomatic |
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| dull, lacking in distinction and originality, commonplace, literal |
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| extra, excess; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush |
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| making a show or virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious; "holier-than-thou" |
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| sparkling, twinkling, stimulating, lively |
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| charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) |
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