Unit 3 vocabulary

Question 1

cavort

Answer 1

(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

SYNONYM: gambol

Question 2

credence

Answer 2

(n.) belief, mental acceptance

SYNONYMS: credit, trust, confidence
ANTONYMS: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity

Question 3

decry

Answer 3

(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

SYNONYMS: denounce, censure, devalue
ANTONYMS: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

Question 4

dissemble

Answer 4

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

SYNONYMS: dissimulate, mask, feign

Question 5

distraught

Answer 5

(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

SYNONYM: distracted
ANTONYMS: calm, collected

Question 6

eulogy

Answer 6

(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

SYNONYMS: panegyric, encomium, tribute
ANTONYMS: philippic, invective

Question 7

evince

Answer 7

(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

SYNONYMS: exhibit, manifest, occasion

Question 8

exhume

Answer 8

(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

SYNONYMS: disinter, unearth, uncover
ANTONYMS: bury, inter

Question 9

feckless

Answer 9

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

SYNONYMS: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual
ANTONYMS: competent, capable, effective

Question 10

murky

Answer 10

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

SYNONYMS: dim, cloudy
ANTONYMS: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

Question 11

nefarious

Answer 11

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

SYNONYMS: iniquitous, reprehensible
ANTONYMS: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious

Question 12

piquant

Answer 12

(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

SYNONYMS: zestful, tangy
ANTONYMS: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild

Question 13

primordial

Answer 13

(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

SYNONYMS: original, primal

Question 14

propinquity

Answer 14

(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

SYNONYM: similarity
ANTONYMS: remoteness, distance

Question 15

substantive

Answer 15

(adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaninful and on topic

SYNONYMS: firm, substantial, meaty
ANTONYMS: imaginary, unreal, meaningless

Question 16

unwonted

Answer 16

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character

SYNONYMS: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
ANTONYMS: usual, customary, typical

Question 17

utopian

Answer 17

(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

SYNONYM: idealistic
ANTONYMS: realistic, pragmatic

Question 18

verbiage

Answer 18

(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression

SYNONYMS: prolixity, diction, jargon

Question 19

verdant

Answer 19

(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment

SYNONYMS: artless, naïve
ANTONYMS: scorched, sere, barren

Question 20

viscous

Answer 20

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

SYNONYMS: sticky, thick
ANTONYMS: watery, aqueous