Vocab Unit 3 Flashcards
SYN: v. pronounce, elucidate; adj. eloquent
articulate
ANT: v. mumble, slur; adj. tongue-tied, halting
articulate
SYN: gambol
cavort
SYN: credit, trust, confidence
credence
SYN: denounce, censure, devalue
decry
ANT: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise
decry
SYN: dissimulator, mask, feign
dissemble
SYN: frantic, distracted
distraught
ANT: calm, composed, collected
distraught
SYN: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial
eulogy
ANT: philippic, diatribe, invective
eulogy
SYN: exhibit, manifest, occasion
evince
SYN: disinter, unearth, uncover
exhume
ANT: bury, inter
exhume
SYN: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual
feckless
ANT: competent, capable, effective
feckless
SYN: dim, cloudy, unclear
murky
ANT: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid
murky
SYN: iniquitous, reprehensible
nefarious
ANT: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy , meritorious
nefarious
stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
piquant
SYN: original, primeval, primal
primordial
SYN: proximity, similarity
propinquity
SYN: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
unwonted
ANT: usual, customary, typical
unwonted
SYN: idealistic
utopian
ANT: realistic, pragmatic
utopian
SYN: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon
verbiage
SYN: artless, naive
verdant
ANT: scorched, sere, barren, arid
verdant
SYN: gummy, sticky, thick
viscous
ANT: runny, watery, aqueous
viscous
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
articulate
v. to romp or prance round exuberantly; to make merry
cavort
n. belief, mental acceptance
credence
v. to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
decry
v. to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
dissemble
adj. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
distraught
n. formal statement of commendation; high praise
eulogy
v. to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
evince
v. to remove from a grave; to bring to light
exhume
adj. lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
feckless
adj. dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
murky
adj. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
nefarious
adj. stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
piquant
adj. developed or created at the very beginning
primordial
n. nearness in place or time; kinship
propinquity
adj. not usual or expected; not in character
unwonted
adj. founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
utopian
n. language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense pr content, wordiness; a manner of expression
verbiage
adj. green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
verdant
adj. having a gelatinous or gluey quality lacking in easy
viscous
