unit 3
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 distraught | very agitated because of emotions or mental conflict |
| credence | belief, mental acceptance |
| feckless | ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable |
| decry | to condemn, strong disapproval |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctivly, express well in words, -clear |
| derogatory | designed to belittle or degrade |
| cavort | to romp or prance around exuberantly |
| dissemble | to disguise or conceal |
| eulogy | a formal statment of commendation, high praise |
| exhume | to remove from a grave, bring to light |
| evince | to display clearly, to make evident |
| verdant | green in tint or color - immature in experiance or nature |
| verbiage | wordy language |
| murky | dark gloomy obscure |
| propinguity | nearness in place or time, -kinship |
| intractible | hard to manage -stubborn |
| piquant | stimulating to the taste of mind, -spicy pungent appelingly proactive |
| utopian | visionary of an ideal world -impracticle |
| nectarious | devoid of moral standards -wicked depraved |
| viscous | having gluey quality lacking fluidity |
| unwonted | not usual or expected, out of character |
| primordial | developed or created in the beginning, going back to the most ancient times |
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