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Sadlier Vocabulary
Unit 3 Level G
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cavort | definition: to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry synonyms: gambolcredence |
| credence | definition: belief, mental acceptance synonyms: credit, trust, confidence antonyms: disbelief skepticism, incredulity |
| decry | definition: to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate synonyms: denounce, censure, devalue antonyms: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise |
| dissemble | definition: to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression synonyms: dissimulate, mask, feign |
| distraught | definition: very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict synonyms: frantic, distracted antonyms: calm, composed, collected |
| eulogy | definition: a formal statement of commendation; high praise synonyms: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial antonyms: philippic, diatribe, invective |
| evince | definition: to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke synonyms: exhibit, manifest, occasion |
| exhume | definition: to remove from a grave; to bring to light synonyms: disinter, unearth, uncover antonyms: bury, inter |
| feckless | definition: lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable synonyms: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual antonyms: competent, capable, effective |
| murky | definition: dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision synonyms: dim, cloudy, unclear antonyms: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid |
| nefarious | definition: wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards synonyms: iniquitous, reprehensible antonyms: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious |
| . piquant | definition: stimulating to the taste of mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative synonyms: tangy, zestful antonyms: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild |
| primordial | definition: developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic synonyms: original, primeval, primal |
| propinquity | definition: nearness in place or time; kinship synonyms: proximity, similarity antonyms: remoteness, distance |
| unwonted | definition: not usual or expected; not in character synonyms: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical antonyms: usual, customary, typical |
| utopian | definition: founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical synonyms: idealistic antonyms: realistic, pragmatic |
| verbiage | definition: language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content; wordiness; a manner of expression synonyms: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon |
| verdant | definition: green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement synonyms: artless, naive antonyms: scorched, sere, barren, arid |
| viscous | definition: having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity synonyms: gummy, sticky, thick antonyms: runny, watery, aqueous |