Vocabulary Level F

1. Vocabulary Level F Unit 12

2. ABSOLVE • (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt • Syn: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon • Ant: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate

3. 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

4. CLANGOR • (n.) a loud ringing sound • (v.) to make a loud ringing sound • Syn: din, clamor, uproar • Ant: silence, stillness, peace and quiet

5. CONTIGUOUS • (adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time • Syn: adjoining, abutting, next door to • Ant: detached, apart, distant, remote

6. CUPIDITY • (n.) an eager desire for something; greed • Syn: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust • Ant: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification

7. DELETERIOUS • (adj.) harmful, injurious • Syn: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging • Ant: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous

8. ENHANCE I think I’ll do my homework to ENHANCE my grade in English • (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of • Syn: improve, magnify, heighten, elevate • Ant: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade

9. ENTHRALL • (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison • Syn: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch • Ant: bore to tears, repel, put someone off

10. EXTENUATE Would it be okay to steal bread in an EXTENUATING circumstance? • (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses • Syn: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay • Ant: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate

11. IMPLICIT • (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in • Syn: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional • Ant: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed

12. INCISIVE • (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) • Syn: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant

13. OSTENTATIOUS • (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy • Syn: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant • Ant: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring

14. PARAGON • (n.) a model of excellence or perfection • Syn: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example

15. PARAPHRASE • (v.) to restate in other words • (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language • Syn: reword, rephrase, a rendition, version • Ant: repeat verbatim, duplicate, quote

16. POLITIC • (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient • Syn: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect • Ant: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash

17. PROSAIC • (adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic • Syn: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian • Ant: remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired POETRY vs. PROSE

18. REDUNDANT I, myself, prefer steak over hot dogs. • (adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush • Syn: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix • Ant: succinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate

19. SANCTIMONIOUS • (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou • Ant: heartfelt, sincere, humble

20. SCINTILLATING • (adj./part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) • Syn: stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing • Ant: dull, boring, insipid, flat, tame vapid

21. WINSOME • (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting childlike charm and innocence) • Syn: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing • Ant: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive