Vocabulary Unit 3

Question 0

Covort

Answer 0

To romp or prance exuberantly; to make merry

Question 1

Articulate

Answer 1

To pronounce distinctly; express well in words; able to employ language clearly; forcefully

Question 2

Credence

Answer 2

Belief, mental acceptance

Question 3

Decry

Answer 3

To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Question 4

Distraught

Answer 4

Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotional or mental conflict

Question 5

Dissemble

Answer 5

To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Question 6

Eulogy

Answer 6

Formal statement of commendation; high praise

Question 7

Evince

Answer 7

To display clearly; to make evident; to provoke

Question 8

Exhume

Answer 8

To uncover from the grave; to bring to light

Question 9

Feckless

Answer 9

Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

Question 10

Murky

Answer 10

Dark, gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Question 11

Nefarious

Answer 11

Extremely wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Question 12

Piquant

Answer 12

1. Agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor

2. Stimulating, interesting, or attractive 3.Provocative or lightly character: a piquant wit

Question 13

Primordial

Answer 13

Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most primary or ancient times or earliest stages; fundamental, basic

Question 14

Propinquity

Answer 14

Nearness in place, proximity; newness of relation, kinship; affinity of nature, similarity; nearness in time

Question 15

Utopian

Answer 15

Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

Question 16

Unwonted

Answer 16

Not usual or expected; not in character

Question 17

Verbiage

Answer 17

Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression

Question 18

Verdant

Answer 18

Green color; immature in experience or judgment

Question 19

Viscous

Answer 19

Having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity