Vocabulary Workshop - Level F - Unit 12

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scintillating

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sparking, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

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inimitable

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so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique

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caricature

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(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

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implicit

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understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in

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absolve

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to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

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winsome

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charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

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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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paragon

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a model of excellence or perfection

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dull

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lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic

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adjacent

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side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time