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

Synonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon Antonyms: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate. 1. Absolve: (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt. Synonyms: (n.)cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon.

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

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  1. Synonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon Antonyms: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate 1. Absolve:(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

  2. Synonyms:(n.)cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon 2. 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

  3. Synonyms:(n.) din, clamor, uproar Antonyms:(n.) silence, stillness, peace and quiet 3. Clangor:(n.) a loud ringing sound;(v.) to make a loud ringing noise

  4. Synonyms: adjoining, abutting, next door to Antonyms: detached, apart ,distant, remote 4. Contiguous:(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time

  5. Synonyms: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust Antonyms: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification 5. Cupidity:(n.)an eager desire for something; greed

  6. Synonyms: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging Antonyms: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous 6. Deleterious:(adj) harmful, injurious

  7. Synonyms: improve, magnify, heighten, elevate Antonyms: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade 7. Enhance: (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

  8. Synonyms: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch Antonyms: bore to tears, repel, put someone off 8.Enthrall: (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

  9. Synonyms: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate 9. Extenuate:(v.) to lesson the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses

  10. Synonyms: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional Antonyms: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed 10. Implicit:(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

  11. Synonyms: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant 11. Incisive:(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating(with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness

  12. Synonyms: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant Antonyms: modest, plain, simple, demure, retiring 12. Ostentatious:(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

  13. Synonyms: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example 13. Paragon:(n.) a model of excellence or perfection

  14. Synonyms:(v.) reword, rephrase;(n.) a rendition, version Antonyms:(v.) repeat verbatim, duplicate, quote 14. Paraphrase:(v.) to restate in other words;(n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language In your own words…

  15. Synonyms: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect Antonyms: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash 15. Politic:(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient

  16. Synonyms: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian Antonyms: remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired 16. Prosaic:(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of –fact, straightforward; character of prose, not poetic

  17. Synonyms: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix Antonyms: succinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate 17. Redundant:(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; worthy, repetitive; profuse, lush

  18. Antonyms: heartfelt, sincere, humble 18. Sanctimonious:(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holeyer-than-thou

  19. Synonyms: stimulating, lively, glittering, flashing Antonyms: dull, boring, insipid, flat, tame, vapid 19. Scintillating:(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

  20. Synonyms: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing Antonyms: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive 20. Winsome:(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing(often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

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