Chapter 3 Vocabulary -- write word and part of speech -- write definition -- write example

Chapter 3 Vocabulary

-- write word and part of speech-- write definition-- write example

articulate (v/adj)• To pronounce distinctly; to express well

in words

• To connect by a joint or joints

• Expressed clearly; able to employ language clearly and forcefully

cavort (v)

• To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

credence (n)• Belief; mental acceptance

decry (v)• To condemn, express strong

disapproval                     

dissemble (v)• To disguise or conceal; deliberately

give a false impression

distraught (adj)

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

eulogy (n)• A formal statement of commendation;

high praise

evince (v)

• To display clearly, to make evident; to exhibit

exhume (v)

• To remove from a grave

• To restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; to bring to light

feckless (adj)• Lacking in spirit and strength

• Ineffective, weak• Irresponsible and 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

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 wordy or inflated in

proportion to the sense or content• Wordiness

verdant (adj)• Green in tint or color

• Immature in experience or judgment

viscous (adj)• Having a gluey quality

• Lacking in easy movement or fluidity