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english-vocab-251002
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Articulate | To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by joints or joint. Expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully |
| Cavort | To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry |
| Credence | Belief, mental acceptance |
| Decry | To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially deprive |
| Dissemble | To disguise or conceal, deliberately; give a false impression |
| Distraught | Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict |
| Eulogy | Formal statement of commendation; high praise |
| Evince | To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke |
| Exhume | To remove from a grave; to bring to light |
| Feckless | Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective and weak |
| Murky | Dark and gloomy obscure; lacking in clarity and precision |
| Nefarious | Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards |
| Piquant | Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy; pungent; appealingly provocative |
| Primordial | Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental |
| Propinquity | Nearness in place or time; kinship |
| Unwonted | Not usual or expected; not in character |
| Utopian | Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical |
| Verbiage | Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression |
| Verdant | Green in tint or color; immature inexperience or judgment |
| Viscous | Having a gelatinous or gluey quality; lacking in easy movement or fluidity |