Sadlier Vocab Workshop Level G Unit 3

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cavort

(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

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credence

(n.) belief, mental acceptance

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decry

(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

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dissemble

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

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distraught

(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

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eulogy

(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

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evince

(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

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exhume

(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

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feckless

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

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murky

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity or precision

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nefarious

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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piquant

(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

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primordial

(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

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propinquity

(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

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substantive

(adj) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

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unwonted

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character

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utopian

(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

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verbiage

(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression

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verdant

(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement

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viscous

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

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