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English Vocabulary Set 3
[Mrs. Love's Class] Third set of words
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English
12th Grade
10/12/2010

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Term
articulate
Definition

(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

 

Syn: pronounce, elucidate; eloquent

Term
cavort
Definition

(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

 

Syn: gambol

Term
credence
Definition

(n.) belief, mental acceptance

 

Syn: credit, trust, confidence

Term
decry
Definition

(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

 

Syn: denounce, censure, devalue

 


Term
dissemble
Definition

(v.) to diguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

 

Syn: dissimulate, mask, feign

Term
distraught
Definition

(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

 

Syn: frantic, distracted

Term
eulogy
Definition

(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

 

Syn: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial

Term
evince
Definition

(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

 

Syn: exhibit, manifest, occasion

Term
exhume
Definition

(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

 

Syn: disinter, unearth, uncover

Term
feckless
Definition

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

 

Syn: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual

Term
murky
Definition

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

 

Syn: dim, cloudy, unclear

Term
nefarious
Definition

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

 

Syn: iniquitous, reprehensible

Term
piquant
Definition

(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

 

Syn: tangy, zestful

Term
primordial
Definition

(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

 

Syn: original, primeval, primal

Term
propinquity
Definition

(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

 

Syn: proximity, similarity

Term
unwonted
Definition

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character

 

Syn: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical

Term
utopian
Definition

(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

 

Syn: idealistic

Term
verbiage
Definition

(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense of content, wordiness; a manner of expression

 

Syn: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon

Term
verdant
Definition

(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment

 

Syn: artless, naive

Term
viscous
Definition

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

 

Syn: gummy, sticky, thick

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