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Honors Soph. 3
Vocabulary
Word | Definition |
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articulate | (v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; (adj.) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
cavort | (v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly |
credence | (n.) belief, mental acceptance |
decry | (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate |
derogatory | (adj.) designed to belittle or degrade; disparaging |
dissemble | (v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression |
distraught | (adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of an emotional 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 |
intractable | (adj.) hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline |
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, appealingly provocative |
primordial | (adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic |
propinquity | (n.) nearness in place or time; kinship |
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; a manner of expression |
verdant | (adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement |
viscous | (adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity |