vocab #3 Flashcards
to romp or dance around exuberantly; to make merry (SYN: gambol)
cavort
belief, mental acceptance (SYN: credit, trust, confidence)
credence
to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate (SYN: denounce, censure, devalue)
decry
to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression (SYN: mask, feign, dissimulate)
dissemble
very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict (SYN: distracted)
distraught
a formal statement of commendation; high praise (SYN: tribute, encomium, panegyric)
eulogy
to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke (SYN: exhibit, manifest, occasion)
evince
to remove from a grave; to bring to light (SYN; disinter, unearth, uncover)
exhume
lacking in spirit or strength; ineffective; weak, irresponsible, unreliable (SYN: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual)
feckless
dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision (SYN: dim, cloudy)
murky
wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards (SYN: iniquitous, reprehensible)
nefarious
stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent,; appealingly provocative (SYN: zestful, tangy)
piquant
developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
primordial
nearness in place or time; kinship (SYN: similarity)
propinquity
real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic (SYN: firm, substantial, meaty)
substantive
