Unit 3 Flashcards
Articulate
To pronounce distinctly, to express well on words, to connect by a joint or joints. Expressed clearly and forcefully, able to employ language clearly and forcefully, jointed.
Cavort
To romp or prance exuberantly, to make merry
Credence
Belief, mental acceptance
Decry
To condemn, express strong disapproval, to officially depreciate
Dissemble
To disuse or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
Distraught
Very much agitated or upsets as as exult of emotion or mental conflict
Eulogy
A formal statement of commendation, high praise
Evince
To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
Exhume
T remove from a grave, to bring to light
Feckless
Lacking inspirit and strength, ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable
Murky
Dark and gloomy, obscure, lacking in clarity and precision
Nefarious
Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
Piquant
Stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy, pungent, appealingly provocative
Primordial
Developed or created at the very beginning, going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage, fundamental, basic
Propinquity
Nearness in place or time, kinship
Unwonted
Not usual or expected, not in character
Utopian
Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world, impractical
Verbiage
Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to be sense or content, wordiness, a manner of expression
Verdant
Green in tint or color, immature in experience or judgment
Viscous
Having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
