Vocab 3

Cavort

jump or dance around excitedly.

"spider monkeys leap and ___ in the branches"

Eulogy

a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.

"his good friend delivered a brief ___"

Exhume

dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.

"the bodies were ___ on the orders of a judge"

Verbiage

speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions.

"the basic idea here, despite all the ___, is simple"

Verdant

(of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation.

"___ valleys"

Credence

belief in or acceptance of something as true.

"and so I didn't trust emotion, or give it much ___"

Evince

reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).

"his letters ___ the excitement he felt at undertaking this journey"

Feckless

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.

"a ___ mama's boy"

Nefarious

(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.

"the ___ activities of the organized-crime syndicates"

Propinquity

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity.

"he kept his distance as though afraid ___ might lead him into temptation"