vocab unit 3 Flashcards
Cavort
(V.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
Articulate
(V.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints
(Adj.) expressed creaky and forceful; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
Credence
(N.) belief, mental acceptance
Decry
(V.) to condemn, express strong disproval; to officially depreciate
Dissemble
(V.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
Distraught
(Adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
Eulogy
(N.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
Evince
(V.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
Exhume
(V.) to remove from a grave, to bring to light
Feckless
(Adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
Murky
(Adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking clarity and precision
Nefarious
(Adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid or moral standards
Piquant
(Adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
Primordial
(Adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage ; fundamental, basic
Propinquity
(N.) nearness in place or time; kinship
Unwonted
(Adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
Utopian
(Adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
Verbiage
(N.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
Verdant
(Adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
Viscous
(Adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
Chaismus
A verbal pattern in which the second half if an expression is balanced agains the first but with the parts reversed
Colloquial
Characteristic of writing that seeks the effect of informal spoken language as distinct from formal or literary English
Connotation
The emotional implications that a word may carry
Concession
An argumentative strategy by which a speaker or writer acknowledge the validity of an opponents point
Coordination
The grammatical connection of two or more ideas to give them equal emphasis and importance. Contrast with subordination
