Level G Unit #3

cavort

v. to romp or prance round 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: dissimulator, mask, feign

distraught

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

SYN: frantic, distracted

ANT: calm, composed, collected

eulogy

n. formal statement of commendation; high praise

SYN: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial

ANT: philippic, diatribe, 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, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual

ANT: competent, capable, effective

murky

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

SYN: dim, cloudy, unclear

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

primordial

adj. developed or created at the very beginning

SYN: original, primeval, primal

propinquity

n. nearness in place or time; kinship

SYN: proximity, similarity

ANT: remoteness, distant

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 pr content, wordiness; a manner of expression

SYN: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon

verdant

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

SYN: artless, naive

ANT: scorched, sere, barren, arid

viscous

adj. having a gelatinous or gluey quality lacking in easy

SYN: gummy, sticky, thick

ANT: runny, watery, aqueous

substaintive

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

SYN: firm, substantial, meaty

ANT: imaginary, unreal, meaningless