Vocab 12 Unit 3
eulogy - definition
a formal statement of commendation; high praise
distraught - part of speech
adjective
feckless - part of speech
adjective
murky - part of speech
adjective
nefarious - part of speech
adjective
piquant - part of speech
adjective
primordial - part of speech
adjective
unwonted - part of speech
adjective
utopian - part of speech
adjective
verdant - part of speech
adjective
viscous - part of speech
adjective
credence - definition
belief, mental acceptance
murky - definition
dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
primordial - definition
developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
utopian - definition
founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
verdant - definition
green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
viscous - definition
having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
feckless - definition
lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
verbiage - definition
language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
propinquity - definition
nearness in place or time; kinship
unwonted - definition
not usual or expected; not in character
credence - part of speech
noun
eulogy - part of speech
noun
propinquity - part of speech
noun
verbiage - part of speech
noun
piquant - definition
stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
decry - definition
to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
dissemble - definition
to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
evince - definition
to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
articulate - definition
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
exhume - definition
to remove from a grave; to bring to light
cavort - definition
to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
cavort - part of speech
verb
decry - part of speech
verb
dissemble - part of speech
verb
evince - part of speech
verb
exhume - part of speech
verb
articulate - part of speech
verb / adjective
distraught - definition
very much agitated or upset as a result or emotion or mental conflict
nefarious - definition
wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards