Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level G - Unit 3

cavort

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

SYN: gambol

credence

(n.) belief, mental acceptance

SYN: credit, trust, confidence

ANT: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity

decry

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

SYN: denounce, censure, devalue

ANT: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise

dissemble

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

SYN: dissimulate, mask feign

distraught

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

SYN: distracted

ANT: calm, collected

eulogy

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

SYN: encomium, tribute

ANT: philippic, invective

evince

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

SYN: exhibit, manifest, occasion

exhume

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

SYN: disinter, unearth, uncover

ANT: bury, inter

feckless

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

SYN: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual

ANT: competent, capable, effective

murky

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

SYN: dim, cloudy

ANT: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

nefarious

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

SYN: iniquitous, reprehensible

ANT: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious

piquant

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

SYN: zestful, tangy

ANT: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild

primordial

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

SYN: original, primal

propinquity

(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

SYN: similarity

ANT: remoteness, distance

substantive

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

SYN: firm, substantial, meaty

ANT: imaginary, unreal, meaningless

unwonted

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

SYN: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical

ANT: usual, customary, typical

utopian

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

SYN: idealistic

ANT: realistic, pragmatic

verbiage

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

SYN: prolixity, diction, jargon

verdant

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

SYN: artless, naive

ANT: scorched, sere, barren

viscous

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

SYN: sticky, thick

ANT: watery, aqueous