Vocab 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Articulate | Accent:tic (V.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by joint or joints; (Adj.) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed Syn: (V.) pronounce, elucidate; (Adj.) eloquent Atyn: (V.) mumble, slur; (Adj.) tongue-tied, halting |
| Cavort | Accent: vort (V.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry Syn: gambol |
| Credence | Accent: cred (N.) belief, mental acceptance Syn: credit, rust, confidence Atyn: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity |
| Decry | Accent: cry (V.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate Syn: denounce, censure, devalue Atyn: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise |
| Dissemble | Accent: sem (V.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression Syn: dissimulate, mask, feign |
| Distraught | Accent: traught (Adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict Syn: frantic, distracted Atyn: calm, composed, collected |
| Eulogy | Accent: eu (N.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise Syn: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial Atyn: philippic, diatribe, invective |
| Evince | Accent: vince (V.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke Syn: exhibit, manifest, occasion |
| Exhume | Accent: hume (V.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light Syn: disinter, unearth, uncover Atyn: bury, inter |
| Feckless | Accent: feck (Adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable Syn: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual Atyn: competent, capable, effective |
| Murky | Accent: mur (Adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision Syn: dim, cloudy, unclear Atyn: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid |
| Nefarious | Accent: far (Adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards Syn: iniquitous, reprehensible Atyn: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious |
| Piquant | Accent: pi (Adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative Syn: tangy, zestful Atyn: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild |
| Primordial | Accent: mor (Adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic Syn: original, primeval, primal |
| Propinquity | Accent: pin (N.) nearness in place or time; kinship Syn; proximity, similarity Atyn: remoteness, distance |
| Unwonted | Accent: won (Adj.) not usual or expected; not in character Syn; unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical Atyn: usual, customary, typical |
| Utopian | Accent: to (Adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical Syn: idealistic Atyn: realistic, pragmatic |
| Verbiage | Accent: ver (N.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression Syn: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon |
| Verdant | Accent: ver (Adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment Syn: artless, naive Atyn: scorched, sere, barren, arid |
| Viscous | Accent: vis (Adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity Syn: gummy, sticky, thick Atyn: runny, watery, aqueous |
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