Vocab Unit 3

Question 1

cavort

Answer 1

to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Question 2

credence

Answer 2

belief, mental acceptance

Question 3

decry

Answer 3

to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Question 4

distraught

Answer 4

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

Question 4

dissemble

Answer 4

to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Question 5

eulogy

Answer 5

a formal statement of commendation; high praise

Question 6

evince

Answer 6

to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Question 7

exhume

Answer 7

to remove from a grave, to bring to light

Question 7

feckless

Answer 7

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

Question 8

murky

Answer 8

dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Question 9

nefarious

Answer 9

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Question 10

piquant

Answer 10

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

Question 11

primordial

Answer 11

developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

Question 12

propinquity

Answer 12

nearness in place or time; kinship

Question 13

substantive

Answer 13

real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

Question 14

unwonted

Answer 14

not usual or expected; not in character

Question 15

utopian

Answer 15

founded upon or involving a visionary view if an ideal world; impractical

Question 16

verbiage

Answer 16

language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or context, wordiness; a manner of expression

Question 17

verdant

Answer 17

green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement

Question 18

viscous

Answer 18

having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity