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