Vocabulary Workshop Level G - Unit 3
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 articulate | (v)to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words, to connect by joints (adj) expressed clearly and forcefully, able to employ language clearly and forcefully |
| cavort | to romp or prance around exuberantly |
| credence | belief, mental acceptance |
| decry | to condemn, express strong disapproval, to officially depreciate |
| derogatory | designed to belittle or degrade, disparaging |
| dissemble | to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression |
| distraught | very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict |
| eulogy | a formal statement of commendation, high praise |
| evince | to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke |
| exhume | to remove from a grave, to bring light |
| feckless | lacking in spirit and strength, ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable |
| intractable | hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline |
| murkey | hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline |
| nefarious | wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards |
| piquant | stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy, pungent, appealingly provocative |
| primordial | developed or created at the very beginning, going back to the most ancient times or earliest |
| propinquity | nearness in place or time, kinship |
| unwonted | not usual or expected, not in character |
| utopian | founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world, impractical |
| verbiage | language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness |
| verdant | green in tint or color, immature in experience or judgment |
| viscous | having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity |
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