absolve

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

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.

SYN: cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon

clangor

(n.) a loud ringing sound

(v) to make a loud ringing noise

SYN: din, calmor, uproar

ANT: silence, stillness, peace and quiet

contiguous

(adj.) side by side; touching; near; adjacent in time

SYN: adjoining, abutting, next door to

ANT: detached, apart, distant, remote

cupidity

(n.) an eager desire for something; greed

SYN: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust

ANT: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification

deleterious

(adj.) harmful, injurious

SYN: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging

ANT: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous

enhance

(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirablilty of

SYN:  improve, magnify, heighten, elevate

ANT: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade

enthrall

(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

SYN: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch

ANT: bore to tears, repel, put someone off

extenuate

(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

SYN: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay

ANT: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate

implicit

(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

SYN: inferred, tacit, unspoken, uncoditional

ANT: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed

incisive

(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness

SYN:  acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant

ostentatious

(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

SYN: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant

ANT: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring

paragon

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

Syn: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example

paraphrase

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

politic

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

prosaic

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

redundant

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

sanctimonious

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

scintillating

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

winsome

(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate