AP Lang Vocab III Flashcards
cavort
verb: gambol - to dance excitedly
credence
noun: reassurance
decry
verb: to condemn - devalue
dissemble
verb: to conceal - mask /feign
distraught
adjective: agitated
eulogy
noun: formal commendation - praise
evince
verb: to reveal or provoke
exhume
verb: to bring to light/ remove from a grave
feckless
adj: incompetent; lacking in character strength
murky
adj: lacking in clarity
nefarious
adj: devoid of moral standards
piquant
adj: stimulating to taste or mind
primordial
adj: original / primal
propinquity
noun: nearness in place or time; kinship
substantive
adj: meaningful; considerable in amount
unwonted
adj: unexpected; not in character
utopian
adj: idealistic; impractical
verbiage
noun: wordiness
verdant
adj: naive; green
viscous
adj: thick or sticky fluids