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Vocab Unit 3 Flashcards

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SYN: v. pronounce, elucidate; adj. eloquent

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articulate

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ANT: v. mumble, slur; adj. tongue-tied, halting

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articulate

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SYN: gambol

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cavort

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SYN: credit, trust, confidence

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credence

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SYN: denounce, censure, devalue

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decry

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ANT: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

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decry

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SYN: dissimulator, mask, feign

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dissemble

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SYN: frantic, distracted

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distraught

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ANT: calm, composed, collected

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distraught

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SYN: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial

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eulogy

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ANT: philippic, diatribe, invective

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eulogy

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SYN: exhibit, manifest, occasion

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evince

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SYN: disinter, unearth, uncover

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exhume

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ANT: bury, inter

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exhume

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SYN: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual

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feckless

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ANT: competent, capable, effective

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feckless

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SYN: dim, cloudy, unclear

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murky

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ANT: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

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murky

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SYN: iniquitous, reprehensible

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nefarious

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ANT: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy , meritorious

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nefarious

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stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

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piquant

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SYN: original, primeval, primal

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primordial

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SYN: proximity, similarity

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propinquity

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SYN: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical

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unwonted

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ANT: usual, customary, typical

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unwonted

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SYN: idealistic

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utopian

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ANT: realistic, pragmatic

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utopian

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SYN: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon

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verbiage

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SYN: artless, naive

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verdant

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ANT: scorched, sere, barren, arid

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verdant

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SYN: gummy, sticky, thick

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viscous

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ANT: runny, watery, aqueous

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viscous

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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

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articulate

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v. to romp or prance round exuberantly; to make merry

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cavort

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n. belief, mental acceptance

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credence

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v. to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

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decry

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v. to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

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dissemble

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adj. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

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distraught

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n. formal statement of commendation; high praise

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eulogy

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v. to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

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evince

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v. to remove from a grave; to bring to light

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exhume

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adj. lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

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feckless

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adj. dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

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murky

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adj. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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nefarious

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adj. stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

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piquant

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adj. developed or created at the very beginning

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primordial

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n. nearness in place or time; kinship

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propinquity

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adj. not usual or expected; not in character

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unwonted

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adj. founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

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utopian

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n. language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense pr content, wordiness; a manner of expression

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verbiage

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adj. green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment

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verdant

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adj. having a gelatinous or gluey quality lacking in easy

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viscous

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