UNIT 12

LEVEL F

Verb

Definition: to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt

Synonyms: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon

Antonyms: condemn, convict, incriminate

Sentence: O.J. Simpson was found not guilt and was absolved from any responsibility in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

ABSOLVE

Noun or Verb

Definition: (n.) a drawing in which the subject’s characteristic features are exaggerated. (v.) to present someone or something in a distorted way.

Synonyms: (n.) cartoon, burlesque, lampoon

Sentence: Caricature artists will exaggerate a subjects features as in this example of rocker Steven Tyler.

CARICATURE

Adjective

Definition: side by side, touching ; near; adjacent in time

Synonyms: abutting, next door to

Antonyms: detached, apart, distant, remote

Sentence: The “lower 48 states” are contiguous because all states touch and are side by side, only Alaska and Hawaii are detached form the original 48 states.

CONTIGUOUS

VerbDefinition: to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of

Synonyms: improve, elevate

Antonyms: diminish, degrade

Sentence: Often body builders will train and use supplements such as steroids to enhance their bodies and increase their muscles.

ENHANCE

Verb

Definition: to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison

Synonyms: fascinate, attract

Antonyms: bore to tears, repel

Sentence: Cats are often captivated by a mouse, enthralled and spellbound just waiting for a chance to pounce.

ENTHRALL

Adjective

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

Synonyms: inferred, unspoken, unconditional

Antonyms: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed

Sentence: Maxine never said so, but it was implicit that she did not like conversation before she had her morning coffee leaving no doubt that everyone should stay away from her.

IMPLICIT

Adjective

Definition: Sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)

Synonyms: acute, cutting, perceptive

Sentence: Magnetic in personality, incisive and perceptive, Joel Osteen is a popular evangelical minister to millions of people around the world.

INCISIVE

Adjective

Definition: marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy

Synonyms: flashy, overdone, flamboyant

Antonyms: modest, plain, simple, demure

Sentence: Flamboyant celebrities often enjoy wearing flashy jewelry in an ostentatious display of their wealth.

OSTENTATIOUS

Adjective

Definition: (v.) to restate in other words; (n.) a statement that presents a given idea in new language

Synonyms: Rephrase, rewrite

Antonyms: direct quotation

Sentence: To avoid a charge of plagiarism and a grade of an “F” on an assignment, one should paraphrase or restate in other words and use a citation instead of copying information directly.

PARAPHRASE

Adjective

Definition: extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; lush

Synonyms: unnecessary, superfluous

Antonyms: terse, scarce, inadequate

Sentence: The redundant and excessive use of signs made it clear to all motorists that no one should make a U turn.

REDUNDANT