vocab 3 review

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MURKY EULOGY PIQUANT

VERDANT

ARTICULATE

DECRY VERBIAGE

CAVORT

VISCOUS

DISTRAUGHT

UNWONTED

PRIMORDIAL

NEFARIOUS

UTOPIAN CREDENCE

EVINCE

DISSEMBLE

PROPINQUITY

EXHUME

FECKLESS

To condemn, express strong disapproval; officially depreciate

- denounce, censure, devalue

DECRY

Green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment

- artless, naive

VERDANT

Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

- reprehensible, without honor

NEFARIOUS

To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry- Gambol

CAVORT

Not usual or expected; not in character

- unusual, uncommon, atypical

UNWONTED

Language that is wordy or inflated; excessive in expression

- diction, jargon

VERBIAGE

To display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

- exhibit, manifest

EVINCE

To pronounce clearly and distinctly

- elucidate, eloquent

ARTICULATE

To remove from a grave; to bring to light

- disinter, unearth, uncover

EXHUME

A vision of an ideal world; involving a visionary or idealistic view

- impractical

UTOPIAN

A formal statement of praise or tribute

- encomium, testimonial, panegyric

EULOGY

To disguise or conceal; to deliberately give a wrong impression

- mask, feign

DISSEMBLE

Nearness in place or time, kinship

- proximity, similarity

PROPINQUITY

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

- frantic, distracted

DISTRAUGHT

Original, developed or created at the very beginning; going back to ancient times, fundamental

- primal, basic

PRIMORDIAL

Spicy, stimulating to the taste or mind; pungent

- tangy, zestful

PIQUANT

Belief; mental acceptance

- credit, trust, confidence

CREDENCE

Having a gelatinous or gluey substance; lacking in easy movement or fluidity

- gummy, sticky, thick

VISCOUS

Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision- dim, cloudy, unclear

MURKY

Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible

- feeble, incompetent, helpless

FECKLESS