Chapter 3

Question 1

Cavort

Answer 1

To romp or prance around exuberantly;to make merry

Question 2

Credence

Answer 2

Belief, mental acceptance

Question 3

Decry

Answer 3

To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Question 4

Dissemble

Answer 4

To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Question 5

Distraught

Answer 5

Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Question 6

Eulogy

Answer 6

A formal statement of commendation; high praise

Question 7

Évince

Answer 7

To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Question 8

Exhume

Answer 8

To remove from a grave; to bring to light

Question 9

Feckless

Answer 9

Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable

Question 10

Murky

Answer 10

Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Question 11

Nefarious

Answer 11

Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Question 12

Piquant

Answer 12

Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

Question 13

Primordial

Answer 13

Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or early stage; fundamental, basic

Question 14

Propinquity

Answer 14

Nearness in place or time; kinship

Question 15

Substantiate

Answer 15

Real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

Question 16

Unwonted

Answer 16

Not usual or expected; not in character

Question 17

Utopian

Answer 17

Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

Question 18

Verbiage

Answer 18

Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or context, wordiness; a matter of expression

Question 19

Verdant

Answer 19

Green intent or color; immature and experience for judgment

Question 20

Viscous

Answer 20

Having a gelatinous or Gluee quality, lacking an easy movement or fluidity