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Stadlier Oxford G
WCHS Unit 3-G
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry |
| credence | (n) belief, mental acceptance |
| decry | (v) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate |
| dissemble | (v) to disquise 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 tase or mind;spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative |
| primodial | (adj) develped 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 inproportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression |
| viscous | (adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity |
| verdant | (adj) green intint or color; immature in experience or judgment |