AP Lang Unit 3

articulate

(v.) speak clearly; (adj.) well-spoken

cavort

(v.) move about carelessly and playfully

credence

(n.) believability; belief

decry

(v.) to speak out against

dissemble

(v.) to disguise or hide the truth

distraught

(adj.) extremely sad or worried

eulogy

(n.) a speech to honor a dead person

evince

(v.) to show clearly

exhume

(v.) remove from a grave

feckless

(adj.) useless; weak

murky

(adj.) dark, gloomy; foggy

nefarious

(adj.) extremely evil; wicked

piquant

(adj.) pleasantly spicy; attractive

primordial

(adj.) having existed from the beginning; original; earliest

propinquity

(n.) nearness, similarity

unwonted

(adj.) unusual

utopian

(adj.) impossible wish for things to be perfect

verbiage

(n.) wordiness; overabundance of words

verdant

(adj.) green; fresh (specifically talking about plants or grass)

viscuous

(adj.) thick and sticky (talking about fluids)