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Vocab G Unit 3

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eulogy formal statement of commendation; high praise, panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial Ant: philippic, diatribe, invective
articulate to pronounce distinctly; pronounce, elucidate, eloquent.
cavort to prance around exuberantly; gambol
credence belief, mental acceptance; credit, trust, confidence
decry express strong disapproval; condemn, depreciate, denounce, censure, devalue Ant: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise
dissemble to disguise or conceal; dissimulate, mask, feign
distraught agitated or upset; frantic, distracted Ant: calm, composed, collected
evince to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke; exhibit, manifest, occasion
exhume to remove from a grave or bring to light; disinter, unearth, uncover Ant: bury, inter
feckless lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; unreliable; feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual Ant: competent, capable, effective
murky dark and gloomy, obscure, lacking in clarity and precision; dim, cloudy, unclear Ant:clear, transparent, lucid, limpid
nefarious wicked, depraved, devoid or moral standards; iniquitous, reprehensible Ant: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious
piquant stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent, appealingly provocative; tangy, zestful Ant: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild
primordial developed or created in the beginning, fundamental,basic; original, primeval, primal
propinquity nearness in place or time; kinship, proximity, similarity Ant: remoteness, distance
unwonted unexpected, not in character; unusual, uncommon, atypical Ant: usual, customary, typical
utopian ideal world; impractical, idealistic Ant: realistic, pragmatic
verbiage wordiness; verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon
verdant green in tint; immature in experience or judgement; artless, naive Ant: scorched, sere, barren, arid
viscous gluey quality; gummy, sticky, thick Ant: runny, watery, aqueous
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