Unit 3 Flashcards

1
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Credence

A

Mental acceptance

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2
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Decry

A

To condemn or devalue

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3
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Extol laud praise taut

A

Decry antonyms

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4
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Dissemble

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To disguise or conceal or feign

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5
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Distraught

A

Agitated because of emotional conflict

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6
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Eulogy

A

High praise
panegyric
Encomium
tribute

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7
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Philippic

Invective

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Eulogy antonyms

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8
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Evince

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Display clearly or to provoke

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9
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Exhume

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To bring to light

disinter

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10
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Feckless

A

Lacking in spirit or strength

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11
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Nefarious

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Void of moral standards

Iniquitous, reprehensible

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12
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Piquant

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Stimulating the taste or mind

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13
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Primordial

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Developed or created very beginning

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14
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Propinquity

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Nearness in place or time

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15
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Substantive

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Considerable in number or meaningful or having a solid base

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16
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Unwonted

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Not usual or expected

17
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Utopian

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Ideal impractical view of the world

18
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Verbiage

A

Which that is too wordy in proportion to the sense or context
Prolixity
Diction
Jargon

19
Q

Verdant

A

Green intent or color

Artless

20
Q

Scorched
Sere
Barren

A

Verdant antonyms

21
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Viscous

A

Having a gelatinous or gluey quality

22
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Cavort

A

To prance around exuberantly to make Merry