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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
Syn:acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon
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N-a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; V-to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
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N. A loud ringing sound; V-to make a loud ringing noise
Syn: din, clamor, uproar
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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
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an eager desire for something; greed
Syn: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust
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harmful, injurious
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to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability
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to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave, to imprison
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To lessen the seriousness or magnitude f an offense by making partial excuses
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implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
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sharp keen, penetrating (with suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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a model of excellence or perfection
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v:to restate in other words, n: a statement that presents a given idea in new language
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Prudent, shrewdly, conceived and developed; artful expedient
Syn: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect
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dull, lacking in distinction and originality ; matter of fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
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Extra, excess, more than is needed, wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush
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making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier than thou
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sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (mental or personal qualities)
Syn: stimulation, lively, glittering, flashing
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charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
Syn: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing
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