Vocab 12 Unit 3

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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


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