Vocab Quiz 3

Cavort

To romp or prance around, make merry

Credence

Belief, mental acceptance

Decry

To condemn, strong disapproval, depreciate

Dissemble

To disguise or conceal, to give a false impression

Distraught

Extremely upset

Eulogy

Statement of commendation (high praise)

Evince

To make evident

Exhume

To remove from a grave, to bring to light

Feckless

Lacking in spirit, ineffective, irresponsible

Murky

Dark and gloomy, lacking in clarity

Nefarious

Wicked, devoid of moral standards

Piquant

Stimulating to the taste, spicy, pungent

Primordial

Developed at the beginning, fundamental

Propinquity

Nearness in place or time, kinship

Substantive

Real, having a solid basis, on topic

Unwonted

Not usual or expected

Utopian

Founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world, impractical

Verbiage

Language that is too wordy

Verdant

Green or immature in expierience/judgement

Viscous

Sticky, gluey