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Unit 3 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
11/15/2012

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Articulate
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To pronounce distinctly; express well in words. Expressed clearly and forcefully
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Cavort
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To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
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Credence
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Belief, mental acceptance
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Decry
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To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
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Dissemble
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To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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Distraught
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Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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Eulogy
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A formal statement of commendation; high praise
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Evince
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To display clearly, to make evident, provoke
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Exhume
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To remuve from a grave; to bring to light
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Feckless
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Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak
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Murky
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Dark and gloomy, obscure
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Nefarious
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Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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Piquant
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Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent
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Primordial
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Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; basic
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Propinquinity
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Nearness in place or time; kinship
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Unwonted
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Not usual or expected; not in character
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Utopian
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Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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Verbiage
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Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness
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Verdant
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Green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
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Viscous
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Having a gelatinous or gluey quality
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