Unit 3 Flashcards
Def: (v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
Syn: gambol
cavort
Def: (n.) belief, mental acceptance
Syn: credit, trust, confidence
Ant: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity
credence
Def: (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
Syn: denounce, censure, devalue
Ant: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise
decry
Def: (v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
Syn: dissimulate, mask, feign
dissemble
Def: (adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
Syn: distracted
Ant: calm, collected
distraught
Def: (n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
Syn: panegyric, encomium, tribute
Ant: philippic, invective
eulogy
Def: (v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
Syn: exhibit, manifest, occasion
evince
Def: (v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
Syn: disinter, unearth, uncover
Ant: bury, inter
exhume
Def: (adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
Syn: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual
Ant: competent, capable, effective
feckless
Def: (adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
Syn: dim, cloudy
Ant: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid
murky
Def: (adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
Syn: iniquitous, reprehensible
Ant: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious
nefarious
Def: (adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
Syn: zestful, tangy
Ant: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild
piquant
Def: (adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
Syn: original, primal
primordial
Def: (n.) nearness in place or time; kinship
Syn: similarity
Ant: remoteness, distance
propinquity
Def: (adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic
Syn: firm, substantial, meaty
Ant: imaginary, unreal, meaningless
substantive
