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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cavort | (v) to romp or prance around exuberantly; |
| 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 |
| evince | (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 |
| piquant | (adj) stimulating to the taste or mind;spicy,pungent;appealing provocative |
| primordial | (adj) developed or created at the very beginning;going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage ;fundamental basic |
| propinquity | (n) nearest in place or time,kinship |
| substantive | (adj) real, having a solid basis;considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic |
| unwonted | (adj) not usual or expected;not in character |
| utopian | (adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world;impractical |
| verbiage | (n) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content,wordiness;manner of expression |
| verdant | (adj) green in tint or color;immature in experience or judgment |
| viscous | (adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality,lacking in easy movement or fluidity |