VOCAB 16 Flashcards
(20 cards)
to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
syn: gambit
cavort
belief, mental acceptance
syn: credit, trust, confidence
credence
to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
syn: denounce, censure, devalue
decry
to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
syn: dissimulate, mask, feign
dissemble
very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
syn: distracted
distraught
formal statement of commendation; high praise
syn: ponegyric, encomium, tribute
eulogy
to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
syn: exhibit, manifest, occasion
evince
to remove from a grave; to bring to light
syn: disinter, unearth, uncover
exhume
lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
syn: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual
feckless
dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
syn: dim, cloudy
murky
wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
syn: reprehensible
nefarious
stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealing provocative
syn: zestful, tangy
piquant
developed or created at the very beginning going back to the most ancient time or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
syn: original, primal
primordial
nearness in place or time; kinship
syn: similarity
propinquity
real, having a solid base; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic
syn: firm, substantial, meaty
substantive
usual or expected; not in character
syn: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
unwonted
founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
syn: idealistic
utopian
green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
syn: artless, naive
verdant
language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness, a manner of expression
syn: prolixity
verbiage
having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
syn: sticky, thick
viscous
