Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

Cavort

Answer 1

• Verb
• To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
• S: Gambol

Question 2

Credence

Answer 2

• Noun
• Belief, mental acceptance
• S: Credit, trust, confidence
• A: Disbelief, skepticism, incredulity

Question 3

Decry

Answer 3

• Verb
• To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
• S: Denounce, censure, devalue
• A: Tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

Question 4

Dissemble

Answer 4

• Verb
• To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
• S: Dissimulate, mask, feign

Question 5

Distraught

Answer 5

• Adjective
• Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
• S: Distracted
• A: Calm, collected

Question 6

Eulogy

Answer 6

• Noun
• A formal statement of commendation; high praise
• S: Panegyric, encomium, tribute
• A: Philippic, invective

Question 7

Evince

Answer 7

• Verb
• To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
• S: Exhibit, manifest, occasion

Question 8

Exhume

Answer 8

• Verb
• To remove from a grave; to bring to light
• S: Disinter, unearth, uncover
• A: Bury, inter

Question 9

Feckless

Answer 9

• Adjective
• Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
• S: Feeble, incompetent,ineffectual
• A: Competent, capable, effective

Question 10

Murky

Answer 10

• Adjective
• Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
• S: dim, cloudy
• A: Clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

Question 11

Nefarious

Answer 11

• Adjective
• Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
• S: Iniquitous, reprehensible
• A: Virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious

Question 12

Piquant

Answer 12

• Adjective
• Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
• S: Zestful, tangy
• A: Bland, insipid, tasteless, mild

Question 13

Primordial

Answer 13

• Adjective
• Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
• S: Original, primal

Question 14

Propinquity

Answer 14

• Noun
• Nearness in place or time; kinship
• S: Similarity
• A: remoteness, distance

Question 15

Substantive

Answer 15

• Adjective
• Real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic
• S: Firm, substantial, meaty
• A: Imaginary, unreal, meaningless

Question 16

Unwonted

Answer 16

• Adjective
• No usual or expected; not in character
• S: Unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
• A: Usual, customary, typical

Question 17

Utopian

Answer 17

• Adjective
• Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
• S: Idealistic
• A: Realistic, pragmatic

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
• S: Prolixity, diction, jargon

Question 19

Verdant

Answer 19

• Adjective
• Green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
• S: Artless, naive
• A: Scorched,sere, barren

Question 20

Viscous

Answer 20

• Adjective
• Having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
• S: Sticky, thick
• A: Watery, aqueous