Vocab Unit 3 Flashcards by Khushi Patel

SYN: v. pronounce, elucidate; adj. eloquent

articulate

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

articulate

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SYN: gambol

cavort

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SYN: credit, trust, confidence

credence

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SYN: denounce, censure, devalue

decry

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ANT: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

decry

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SYN: dissimulator, mask, feign

dissemble

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SYN: frantic, distracted

distraught

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ANT: calm, composed, collected

distraught

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SYN: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial

eulogy

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ANT: philippic, diatribe, invective

eulogy

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SYN: exhibit, manifest, occasion

evince

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SYN: disinter, unearth, uncover

exhume

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ANT: bury, inter

exhume

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SYN: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual

feckless

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ANT: competent, capable, effective

feckless

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SYN: dim, cloudy, unclear

murky

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ANT: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

murky

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SYN: iniquitous, reprehensible

nefarious

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ANT: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy , meritorious

nefarious

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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