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Eng. Vocab. 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cavort (v) | to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry--gambol |
| credence (n) | belief, mental acceptance--credit, trust, confidence |
| decry (v) | to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate--denounce, censure, devalue |
| dissemble (v) | to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression--dissimulate, mask, feign |
| distraught(v) | very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict--distracted |
| eulogy (n) | a formal statement or commendation; high praise--panegyric, encomium, tribute |
| evince (v) | to display clearly, make evident, to provoke--exhibit, manifest, occasion |
| exhume (v) | to remove from a grave; to bring to light--disinter, unearth, uncover |
| feckless (adj) | lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak;irresponsible, unreliable--feeble, incompetent, imeffectual |
| murky (adj) | dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision-- dim, cloudy |
| nefarious (adj) | wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards--iniquitous, reprehensible |
| piquant (adj) | stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative--zestful, tangy |
| primordial (adj) | developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic--original, primal |
| propinquity (n) | nearness in place or time; kinship--similarity |
| substantive (adj) | real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic--firm, substantial, meaty |
| unwonted (adj) | not usual or expected; not in character--unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical |
| utopian (adj) | founded upon or involving a visionary view or an ideal world; impractical-- idealistic |
| verbiage (n) | language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression--prolixity, diction, jargon |
| verdant (adj) | green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement-- artless, naive |
| viscous (adj) | having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity--sticky, thick |
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