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Vocabulary: Unit 3
These flashcards are for Unit III Vocab in English III
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Articulate | (v) To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; (adj) expressed clearly and forcefully, jointed. |
| Cavort | (v) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry. |
| Credence | (n) belief, mental acceptance. |
| Decry | (v) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate. |
| Dissemble | (v) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression. |
| Distraught | (adj) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict. |
| Eulogy | (n) A formal statement of commendation; high praise |
| Evice | (v) To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke. |
| Exhume | (v) To remove from a grave; to bring to light. |
| Feckless | (adj) Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective; weak; irresponsible, unreliable. |
| Murky | (adj) Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision. |
| Nefarious | (adj) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards. |
| Pequant | (adj) Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative. |
| Primaordial | (adj) Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage, fundamental, basic. |
| Unwonted | (adj) not usual or expected; not in character. |
| Utopian | (adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical. |
| Vergiabe | (n) Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense of content, wordiness; a matter of expression. |
| Verdant | (adj) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement. |
| Viscous | (adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity. |