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absolve
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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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caricature
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a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated.
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clangor
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a loud ringing sound
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contiguous
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side by side, touching, near
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cupidity
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an eager desire for something; greed
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deleterious
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harmful, injurious
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enhance
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to raise to a higher degree, to increase the value of
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enthrall
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to captivate, charm
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extenuate
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to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
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implicit
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implied or understood though unexpressed
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incisive
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sharp, keen, penetrating
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ostentatious
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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paragon
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a model of excellence or perfection
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paraphrase
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to restate in other words
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politic
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prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful
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prosaic
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dull, lacking in originality
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redundant
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extra, excess, wordy
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sanctimonious
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making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous
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scintillating
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sparkling, twinkling, stimulating
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winsome
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charming, attractive, pleasing (childlike charm and innocence)
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