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20 Cards in this Set
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ABSOLVE
(v.) |
to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
Synonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon Antonyms: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate |
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CARICATURE
(n.) (v.) |
(n.) a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subjects's characteristic features; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
Synonyms: (n.) cartoon, burlesque, lampoon |
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CLANGOR
(n.) (v.) |
(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise
Synonyms: (n.) din, clamor, uproar Antonyms: (n.) silence, stillness, peace and quiet |
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CONTIGUOUS
(adj.) |
side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
Synonyms: abutting, next door to Antonyms: detached, apart, distant, remote |
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CUPIDITY
(n.) |
an eager desire for something; greed
Synonyms: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust Antonyms: contentment, satiety, gratification |
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DELETERIOUS
(adj.) |
harmful, injurious
Synonyms: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging Antonyms: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous |
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ENHANCE
(v.) |
to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
Synonyms: improve, elevate Antonyms: diminish, degrade |
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ENTHRALL
(v.) |
to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
Synonyms: fascinate, attract Antonyms: bore to tears, repel |
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EXTENUATE
(v.) |
to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
Synonyms: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay Antonyms: intensify, magnified, worsen, exacerbate |
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IMPLICIT
(adj.) |
implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
Synonyms: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional Antonyms: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed |
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INCISIVE
(adj.) |
sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
Synonyms: acute, cutting, perceptive |
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INIMICAL
(adj.) |
tending to cause harm or obstruct developments; being oppositional or adverse
Synonyms: unfriendly, hostile, antagonistic, contrary Antonyms: friendly, hospitable, kind |
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OSTENTATIOUS
(adj.) |
marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
Synonyms: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant Antonyms: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring |
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PARAGON
(n.) |
a model of excellence or perfection
Synonyms: ideal, paradigm, model, good example |
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POLITIC
(adj.) |
prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
Synonyms: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect Antonyms: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash |
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PROSAIC
(adj.) |
dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
Synonyms: literal, pedestrian Antonyms: remarkable, poetic |
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REDUNDANT
(adj.) |
extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
Synonyms: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix Antonyms: terse, laconic, scarce, inadeqaute |
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SANCTIMONIOUS
(adj.) |
making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
Synonyms: heartfelt, sincere, humble |
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SCINTILLATING
(adj,. part.) |
sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
Synonyms: stimulating, glittering Antonyms: dull, boring, insipid |
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WINSOME
(adj.) |
charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
Synonyms: winning, delightful, prepossessing Antonyms: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive |