Sadlier Oxford Level G Unit 3
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LaxBro on October 11, 2009
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english vocabulary, english vocab, english 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
distraught | very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict |
credence | belief, mental acceptance |
feckless | lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable |
decry | to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate |
articulate | to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; |
cavort | to romp or prance around exuberantly |
dissemble | to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression |
eulogy | a formal statement of commendation; high praise |
exhume | to remove from a grave; to bring to light |
evince | to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke |
verdant | green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement |
verbiage | language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression |
murky | dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision |
propinquity | nearness in place or time; kinship |
piquant | stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative |
utopian | founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical |
nefarious | wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards |
viscous | having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity |
unwonted | not usual or expected; not in character |
primordial | developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic |
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