Vocab Workshop Unit 3 Book G Flashcards
(20 cards)
Cavort
(V.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
Articulate
(V.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints. (Adj.) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully, jointed
Credence
(N.) belief, mental acceptance
Decry
(V.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
Dissemble
(V.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
Distraught
(Adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or metal conflict
Eulogy
(N.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
Evince
(V.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
Exhume
(V.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
Feckless
(Adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
Murky
(Adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
Nefarious
(Adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
Piquant
(Adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
Primordial
(Adj.) developed or created at the Very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
Propinquity
(N.) nearness in place or time; kinship
Unwonted
(Adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
Utopian
(Adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
Verbiage
(N.) language that is too weirdly or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, worldliness; a manner of expression
Verdant
(Adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
Viscous
(Adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
