Chapter 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Cavort
To romp or prance around exuberantly;to make merry
Credence
Belief, mental acceptance
Decry
To condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
Dissemble
To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
Distraught
Very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
Eulogy
A formal statement of commendation; high praise
Évince
To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
Exhume
To remove from a grave; to bring to light
Feckless
Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable
Murky
Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
Nefarious
Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
Piquant
Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
Primordial
Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or early stage; fundamental, basic
Propinquity
Nearness in place or time; kinship
Substantiate
Real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic
Unwonted
Not usual or expected; not in character
Utopian
Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
Verbiage
Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or context, wordiness; a matter of expression
Verdant
Green intent or color; immature and experience for judgment
Viscous
Having a gelatinous or Gluee quality, lacking an easy movement or fluidity
