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N. A loud ringing sound; v. To make a loud ringing noise
Clangor
Adj. harmful, injurious
Deleterious
V. To clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
Absolve
V. To raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
Enhance
N. A representation (especially a drawing) in which the subjects characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; v. To present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
Caricature
V. To lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
Extenuate
Adj. side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
Contiguous
V. To ooze out; to discharge through the pores; to emanate (as a quality or a personal impression)
Exude
Adj. implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservation, unquestioning; potentially contained in
Implicit
N. An eager desire for something; greed
Cupidity
V. To enslave; to imprison; to captivate, charms hold spellbound
Enthrall
Adj. sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
Scintillating
Adj. extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
Redundant
Adj. charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)
Winsome
Adj. superior, outstanding; prominent
Preeminent
N. A language of excellence or perfection
Paragon
adj. prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
Politic
Adj. sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
Incisive
Adj. dul, ordinary, lacking in distinction and originality; characteristic of prose, not poetic
Prosaic
V. To restate that in other words; n. A statement that present a given idea in a new language
Paraphrase
Adj. marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
Ostentatious
Adj. making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious
Sanctimonious
