Vocabulary Unit 3
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suitcaseeightface on February 28, 2011
Subjects:
ap english language & composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 articulate | to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
| cavort | to romp or prance around exuberantly |
| credence | belief, mental acceptance |
| decry | to condemn, express strong disapproval |
| 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 to light |
| feckless | lacking in spirit or strength; ineffective |
| murky | dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity |
| 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 stage; fundamental, basic |
| propinquity | nearness in place or time; kinship |
| unwonted | not usual or suspected; 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; a manner of expression |
| 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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