AP Lang Vocabulary III

articulate

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

cavort

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

credence

(n) belief, mental acceptance

decry

(v) to condemn, express strong disapproval

dissemble

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

distraught

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

eulogy

(n) formal statement of condemnation, high praise

evince

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

exhume

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

freckless

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

murky

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

nefarious

(adj) wicked, devoid of moral standards

piquant

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

primordial

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

propinquity

(n) nearness in place or time

unwonted

(adj) not usual or expected

utopian

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

verbiage

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

verdant

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

viscous

(adj) having gelatinous or gluey texture