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Mastering Vocabulary: Unit 12 Key Terms and Definitions for ACT/SAT Preparation

Enhance your vocabulary skills with Unit 12 of our ACT/SAT series. This unit features essential words, including "absolve," "caricature," "enhance," and "implicit," providing clear definitions, synonyms, and antonyms to aid your understanding. Learn about terms like "ostentatious," "paragon," "redundant," and the challenge words "incisive," "prosaic," and "winsome." Each entry is designed to help you grasp the nuances of these vocabulary words, ensuring you are well-prepared for your exams. Build your vocabulary today!

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Mastering Vocabulary: Unit 12 Key Terms and Definitions for ACT/SAT Preparation

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  1. ACT/SAT Vocabulary Unit 12

  2. Absolve • (v) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt • Syn: acquit, exonerate • Ant: condemn, incriminate

  3. Caricature (n) a representation (especially a drawing) in which the subject’s characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way. • Syn: cartoon, parody

  4. Enhance (v) to raise to higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of • Syn: magnify, elevate • Ant: diminish, degrade

  5. Implicit • (adj) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in • Syn; inferred, unspoken • Ant: explicit, stated

  6. Ostentatious • (adj) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy • Syn: flashy, flamboyant • Ant: plain, simple

  7. Paragon • (n) a model of excellence or perfection • Syn: exemplar, paradigm

  8. Redundant • (adj) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush • Syn: unnecessary, superfluous • Ant: succinct, terse

  9. Challenge Word: Incisive • (adj) sharp, keen, penetrating (with suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) • Syn: acute, perceptive

  10. Challenge Word: Prosaic • (adj) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter- of- fact, straight forward; characteristic of prose, not poetic • Syn: commonplace, pedestrian • Ant: remarkable, distinctive

  11. Challenge Word: Winsome • (adj) charming, attractive, pleasing (often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) • Syn: engaging, delightful • Ant: unattractive, repulsive

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