Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 12
Word List
- absolve
(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt - incisive
(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) - caricature
(n.) a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subject’s characteristic features;(v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way - inimical
(adj.) tending to cause harm or obstruct developments; being oppositional or adverse - clangor
(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise - ostentatious
(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy - contiguous
(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time - paragon
(n.) a model of excellence or perfection - cupidity
(n.) an eager desire for something; greed - politic
(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient - deleterious
(adj.) harmful, injurious - prosaic
(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic - enhance
(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of - redundant
(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush - enthrall
(v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison - sanctimonious
(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou - extenuate
(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses - scintillating
(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities) - implicit
(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in - winsome
(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)