Unit 3 vocabulary Flashcards

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cavort

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(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

SYNONYM: gambol

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credence

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(n.) belief, mental acceptance

SYNONYMS: credit, trust, confidence
ANTONYMS: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity

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decry

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

SYNONYMS: denounce, censure, devalue
ANTONYMS: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

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dissemble

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

SYNONYMS: dissimulate, mask, feign

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distraught

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

SYNONYM: distracted
ANTONYMS: calm, collected

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eulogy

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

SYNONYMS: panegyric, encomium, tribute
ANTONYMS: philippic, invective

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evince

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(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

SYNONYMS: exhibit, manifest, occasion

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exhume

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

SYNONYMS: disinter, unearth, uncover
ANTONYMS: bury, inter

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feckless

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

SYNONYMS: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual
ANTONYMS: competent, capable, effective

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murky

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

SYNONYMS: dim, cloudy
ANTONYMS: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

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nefarious

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

SYNONYMS: iniquitous, reprehensible
ANTONYMS: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious

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piquant

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

SYNONYMS: zestful, tangy
ANTONYMS: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild

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primordial

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

SYNONYMS: original, primal

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propinquity

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(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

SYNONYM: similarity
ANTONYMS: remoteness, distance

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substantive

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

SYNONYMS: firm, substantial, meaty
ANTONYMS: imaginary, unreal, meaningless

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unwonted

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

SYNONYMS: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
ANTONYMS: usual, customary, typical

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utopian

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

SYNONYM: idealistic
ANTONYMS: realistic, pragmatic

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verbiage

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

SYNONYMS: prolixity, diction, jargon

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verdant

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

SYNONYMS: artless, naïve
ANTONYMS: scorched, sere, barren

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viscous

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

SYNONYMS: sticky, thick
ANTONYMS: watery, aqueous