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VOCAB. UNIT
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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