Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

Answer 1

Cavort

Question 2

Belief, mental acceptance

Answer 2

Credence

Question 3

To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

Answer 3

Decry

Question 4

To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

Answer 4

Dissemble

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Distraught

Question 6

A formal statement of commendation; high praise

Answer 6

Eulogy

Question 7

To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

Answer 7

Evince

Question 8

To remove from a grave; to bring to light

Answer 8

Exhume

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Feckless

Question 10

Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

Answer 10

Murky

Question 11

Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

Answer 11

Nefarious

Question 12

Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

Answer 12

Piquant

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Primordial

Question 14

Nearness in place or time; kinship

Answer 14

Propinquity

Question 15

Real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

Answer 15

Substantive

Question 16

Not usual or expected; not in character

Answer 16

Unwonted

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Utopian

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Verbiage

Question 19

Green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement

Answer 19

Verdant

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Viscous