Types of Sentences Grammar Quiz for 2nd Grade

Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 12

Word List

1. absolve
   (v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
2. incisive
   (adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
3. caricature
   (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
4. inimical
   (adj.) tending to cause harm or obstruct developments; being oppositional or adverse
5. clangor
   (n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise
6. ostentatious
   (adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
7. contiguous
   (adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
8. paragon
   (n.) a model of excellence or perfection
9. cupidity
   (n.) an eager desire for something; greed
10. politic
    (adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
11. deleterious
    (adj.) harmful, injurious
12. prosaic
    (adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic
13. enhance
    (v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
14. redundant
    (adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
15. enthrall
    (v.) to captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
16. sanctimonious
    (adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
17. extenuate
    (v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses
18. scintillating
    (adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
19. implicit
    (adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
20. winsome
    (adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence)

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