AP Lang Vocabulary III

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articulate

(v/adj) to pronounce distinctly; able to employ language clearly and forcefully

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cavort

(v) to romp and prance around exuberantly; to make merry

<p>(v) to romp and prance around exuberantly; to make merry</p>
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credence

(n) belief, mental acceptance

<p>(n) belief, mental acceptance</p>
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decry

(v) to condemn, express strong disapproval

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dissemble

(v) to disguise or conceal; to give a false impression

<p>(v) to disguise or conceal; to give a false impression</p>
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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) formal statement of condemnation, high praise

<p>(n) formal statement of condemnation, high praise</p>
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evince

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

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exhume

(v) to remove from the grave, to bring to light

<p>(v) to remove from the grave, to bring to light</p>
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freckless

(adj) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective; unreliable

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murky

(adj) dark and gloomy, lacking in clarity and precision

<p>(adj) dark and gloomy, lacking in clarity and precision</p>
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nefarious

(adj) wicked, devoid of moral standards

<p>(adj) wicked, devoid of moral standards</p>
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piquant

(adj) stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy, pungent

<p>(adj) stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy, pungent</p>
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primordial

(adj) developed or created at the very beginning; fundamental, going back to its earliest stage

<p>(adj) developed or created at the very beginning; fundamental, going back to its earliest stage</p>
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propinquity

(n) nearness in place or time

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unwonted

(adj) not usual or expected

<p>(adj) not usual or expected</p>
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utopian

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

<p>(adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world, impractical</p>
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verbiage

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

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verdant

(adj) green in tint, immature in experience or judgment

<p>(adj) green in tint, immature in experience or judgment</p>
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viscous

(adj) having gelatinous or gluey texture

<p>(adj) having gelatinous or gluey texture</p>
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