Vocab Week 3 Flashcards
To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
Cavort
S: gambol
To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint of joints. (Adj) expressed clearly and forceful; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
Articulate
S: pronounce? Elucidate (eloquent)
A: mumble, slur, tongue tied, halting
Belief; mental acceptance
Credence
S: credit, trust, confidence
A: disbelief, skepticism
To condemn, express stein disapproval; to officially depreciate
Decry
S: denounce, censure, devalue
A: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise
To disguise or conceal, deliberately five a false impression
Dissemble
Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion of mental conflict
Distraught (adj)
S: frantic, distracted
A: calm, composed, collected
A formal statement of commendation; high praise
Eulogy
S: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial
A: philippic, diatribe, invective
To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
Evince
S: exhibit, manifest, occasion
To remove from a grave; to bring to light
Exhume (v)
S: disinter, unearth, uncover
A: bury, inter
Lacking in spirit and strengths ineffective weak; irresponsible, unreliable
Feckless(adj)
S: feeble holes, incompetents ineffectual
A: competent. Capable, effective
Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
Murky (adj)
S: dim, cloudy, unclear
A: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid
Wicked, deprived, devoid of moral standards
Nefarious (adj)
S: iniquitous, reprehensible
A: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious
Stimulating to the taste or kind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
Piquant (adj)
S: tangy, zestful
A: bland, insipid, mild
Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most fundamental and basic
Primordial (adj)
S: original, primeval, primal
Nearness in place or time; kinship
Propinquity
S: proximity, similarity
A: remoteness, distance
