Unit 3 Vocab (definition)

Question 1

cavort

Answer 1

(verb) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Question 2

credence

Answer 2

(noun) belief, mental acceptance

Question 3

decry

Answer 3

(verb) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Question 4

dissemble

Answer 4

(verb) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Question 5

distraught

Answer 5

(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Question 6

eulogy

Answer 6

(noun) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

Question 7

evince

Answer 7

(verb) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Question 8

exhume

Answer 8

(verb) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

Question 9

feckless

Answer 9

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

Question 10

murky

Answer 10

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Question 11

nefarious

Answer 11

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Question 12

piquant

Answer 12

(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

Question 13

primordial

Answer 13

(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

Question 14

propinquity

Answer 14

(noun) nearness in place or time; kinship

Question 15

substantive

Answer 15

(adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

Question 16

unwonted

Answer 16

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character

Question 17

utopian

Answer 17

(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

Question 18

verbiage

Answer 18

(noun) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression

Question 19

verdant

Answer 19

(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement

Question 20

viscous

Answer 20

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity