Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

(Adj.) Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Answer 1

Distraught

Question 2

(N.) Belief, mental acceptance

Answer 2

Credence

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Feckless

Question 4

(V.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Answer 4

Decry

Question 5

(V.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a join or joints; (adj.) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed

Answer 5

Articulate

Question 6

(Adj.) designed to belittle or degrade; disparaging

Answer 6

Derogatory

Question 7

(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly

Answer 7

Cavort

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Dissemble

Question 9

(N.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

Answer 9

Eulogy

Question 10

(V.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

Answer 10

Exhume

Question 11

(V.) to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke

Answer 11

Evince

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Verdant

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Verbiage

Question 14

(Adj.) Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Answer 14

Murky

Question 15

(Adj.) hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline

Answer 15

Intractable

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Utopian

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Nefarious

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Viscous

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Unwonted

Question 20

(N.) nearness in place or time; kinship

Answer 20

Propinquity

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Primordial

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Piquant