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Unit 11
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English
11th Grade
03/25/2012

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Absolve

 

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(v) to clear from blame, responsibility to guilt.
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caricature
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(n) a represenation (espeically a drawing) in which the subject characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated

(v) to present someone or somthing in a deliberatley distorted way

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Clangor
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(N) a loud ringing sound

(V) to make a loud rining noise

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contiguous
Definition
(adj) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
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cupidity
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(n) an eager desire for something; greed
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deleterious
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(adj) harmful injurious
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Enhance
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(v) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
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enthrall
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(v) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound, to enslave, to imprision
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extenuate
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(v) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making a partial excuse
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Implicit
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(adj) implied or understood through unexpressed, without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in.
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incisive
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(adj) sharp, keen penetrating ( with a suggestion of decisveness and effectiveness)
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ostentatious
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(adj) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

 

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paragon
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(n) a model of excellence or perfection
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paraphrase
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(v) to relate in other words (n) a statement that presents a given idea in new language
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politic
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(adj) prident shrewdly conveived and developed; artful expedient
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prosaic
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(adj) dull lacking in disctinction and originality; matter of fact, sraightforward, characteristic of prose, not poetic
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redundant
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(adj) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
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sanctimonious
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(adj) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self righteous, canting, holier than thou
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scintillating
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(adj., part) sparkinling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
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winsome
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(adj) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
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