Vocab 3 Flashcards

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Articulate

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To pronounce clearly and distinctly. Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language.

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2
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Cavort

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To have lively or boisterous fun. Romp

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3
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Credence

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Believe

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4
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Decry

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To condemn or denounce openly

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5
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Derogatory

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Expressive of low opinion.

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6
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Dissemble

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To hide by pretending something different

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7
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Distraught

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Bewildered

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8
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Eulogy

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A spoken or written laudation of a persons life or character

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9
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Evince

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To show in a clear manner

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10
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Exhume

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To dig out of the earth (what has been buried)

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11
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Freckless

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Lacking purpose or vitality, feeble or ineffective

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12
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Intractable

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Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure

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13
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Murky

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Lacking clarity or distinctness, cloudy or obscure

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14
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Nefarious

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Wicked in extreme

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15
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Piquant

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Charming, interesting, or attractive; also spicy

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16
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Primordial

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Primary or fundamental, original

17
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Propinquity

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Proximity, nearness, kinship

18
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Unwonted

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Out of the ordinary, unusual

19
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Utopian

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Excellent or ideal but impracticable, visionary

20
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Verbiage

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Use of many words without necessity

21
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Verdant

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Inexperienced and immature

22
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Viscous

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Having relatively high resistance to flow, sticky like syrup.