Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

articulate (adj or v)

Answer 1

to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully

Question 2

articulate (adj or v)

Answer 2

to connect by a joint or joints; jointed

Question 3

cavort (v)

Answer 3

to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Question 4

credence (n)

Answer 4

belief, mental acceptance

Question 5

decry (v)

Answer 5

to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Question 6

dissemble (v)

Answer 6

to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Question 7

distraught (adj)

Answer 7

very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

Question 8

eulogy (n)

Answer 8

a formal statement or commendation; high praise

Question 9

evince (v)

Answer 9

to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Question 10

exhume (v)

Answer 10

to remove from a grave

Question 11

exhume (v)

Answer 11

to bring to light

Question 12

feckless (adj)

Answer 12

lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

Question 13

murky (adj)

Answer 13

dark and gloomy, obscure

Question 14

murky (adj)

Answer 14

lacking in clarity and precision

Question 15

nefarious (adj)

Answer 15

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Question 16

piquant (adj)

Answer 16

spicy, pungent;

Question 17

piquant (adj)

Answer 17

stimulating to the taste of mind; appealingly provocative

Question 18

primordial (adj)

Answer 18

developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage

Question 19

primordial (adj)

Answer 19

fundamental, basic

Question 20

propinquity (n)

Answer 20

nearness in place of time

Question 21

propinquity (n)

Answer 21

kinship

Question 22

unwonted (adj)

Answer 22

not usual or expected; not in character

Question 23

utopian (adj)

Answer 23

founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

Question 24

verbiage (n)

Answer 24

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

Question 25

verdant (adj)

Answer 25

green in tint or color

Question 26

verdant (adj)

Answer 26

immature in experience or judgement

Question 27

viscous (adj)

Answer 27

having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity