Vocab Lesson 3
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grace_stonecipher on June 6, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 articulate | (v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; (adj,) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
| cavort | (v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry |
| credence | (n.) belief; mental acceptance |
| decry | (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; 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 in clarity and precision |
| nefarious | (adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of 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 |
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