Vocab 3

Question 1

Cavort

Answer 1

V. To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Syn. Gambol

Question 2

Credence

Answer 2

N. Belief, mental acceptance
Syn: credit, confidence
Ant: skepticism, incredulity

Question 3

Decry

Answer 3

V. To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
Syn: denounce, censure
Ant: trout, extol

Question 4

Dissemble

Answer 4

V. To disguise or conceal, deliberately give false impression
Syn: dissimilar, feign

Question 5

Distraught

Answer 5

Adj. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
Syn: frantic, distracted
Ant: calm, collected

Question 6

Eulogy

Answer 6

N. A formal statement or commendation; high praise
Syn: encomium, tribute
Ant: philippic, diatribe

Question 7

Evince

Answer 7

V. To clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Syn: exhibit, manifest

Question 8

Exhume

Answer 8

V. To remove from a grave; to bring up to light
Syn: disinter, unearth
Ant: bury, inter

Question 9

Feckless

Answer 9

Adj. lacking spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
Syn: feeble, helpless
Ant: competent, capable

Question 10

Murky

Answer 10

Adj. dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
Syn: cloudy, unclear
Ant: clear, transparent

Question 11

Nefarious

Answer 11

Adj. wicked, depraved or moral standards
Syn: iniquitous, reprehensible
Ant: virtuous, meritorious

Question 12

Piquant

Answer 12

Adj. stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
Syn: tangy, zestful
Ant: bland, insipid

Question 13

Primordial

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Adj. developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient time or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
Syn: original, primal

Question 14

Propinquity

Answer 14

N. Nearness in place or time; kinship
Syn: proximity, similarity
Ant: remoteness, distance

Question 15

Unwonted

Answer 15

Adj. not usual or expected; not in character
Syn: unusual, atypical
Ant: usual, customary

Question 16

Utopian

Answer 16

Adj. founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
Syn: idealistic
Ant: pragmatic, realistic

Question 17

Verbiage

Answer 17

N. Language that is too worldly or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
Syn: verbosity, jargon

Question 18

Verdant

Answer 18

Adj. green in tiny or color; immature in experience or judgement
Syn: artless, naive
Ant: scorched, sere

Question 19

Viscous

Answer 19

Adj. having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in east movement or fluidity
Syn: gummy, thick
Ant: runny, aqueous

Question 20

Articulate

Answer 20

V. To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints
Adj. expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
Syn: v. Pronounce adj. eloquent
Ant: v. Mumble adj. tongue-tied