| Absolve | to cleanse |
| Caricature | cartoon |
| clangor | to make a loud noise |
| contiguous | side by side, adjoining |
| cupidity | greed |
| deleterious | harmful |
| enhance | to make bigger or better |
| enthrall | to excite |
| extenuate | to lessen |
| implicit | implied |
| incisive | sharp |
| ostintatious | florid |
| paragon | epitome |
| paraphrase | to summarize |
| politic | diplomatic, polite |
| prosaic | dull, boring |
| redundant | repetitive |
| sanctimonious | excessively or hypocritically pious |
| scintillating | sparkling, bright |
| winsome | charming, attractive |