11/2 vocab

Cavort

• v. To jump, hop, or move around in a lively, playful, or boisterous manner.

• v. To romp about happily, celebrate, or behave in a high-spirited and festive way.

Cavort

synonyms: frolic, prance, romp

Cavort

The happy puppies ______ around their mother's feet.

Children and family members frequently ______ on playgrounds, through parks, or with their parents.

Credence

• n. Mental acceptance, trust, or the act of believing that something is real, valid, or factual.

• n. The quality or state of being believable, convincing, or likely to be true.

• n. Documents, testimonials, or credentials that give a claim, person, or envoy the right to be trusted or believed.

• A small side table, shelf, or niche in a church (especially near the altar) used to hold the bread, wine, water, and liturgical vessels before they are consecrated in the Eucharist.

Credence

synonyms: trust, faith, credibility, validity, validate, substantiate

Credence

The new study adds ________ to their beliefs.

Her speech gave ________ to the idea that the company was struggling.

Eulogy

• A formal oration or written tribute delivered at a funeral or memorial service to honor someone who has recently died. It typically highlights their life story, character, achievements, and shared memories.

• Any formal speech, piece of writing, or panegyric written to express high praise, admiration, or commendation for a person (who may still be living, such as at a retirement party or birthday), or even an abstract concept, object, or institution.

Eulogy

Her daughter delivered a moving ______ at the funeral, praising her mother's kindness and strength.

Evince

v. To show something clearly; to give evidence of

Evince

synonyms: show, demonstrate, reveal

Evince

Her sad eyes ______ a level of grief much deeper than anyone has imagined.

The massive improvement in his English _______ the fact that my teaching methods actually work.

John was never able to ______ even a pretense of interest during his economics class.

Exhume

• to dig up something that has been buried, particularly a corpse

• To revive or restore after neglect or a period of forgetting

Exhume

synonyms: unearth, excavate, revive, resurrect, recover

Exhume

The medical examiner will ______ the corpse to see if the man was poisoned.

Saint Nicholas' body was then _______ and reburied in the church.

The historian _______ a great deal of information from the old archives.

Feckless

Lacking determination or strength, and unable to do anything properly

Feckless

synonyms: irresponsible, careless, ineffective, incompetent

Feckless

He was charming but ________, prone to wasting money and avoiding his responsibilities.

We are being led by ________ politicians who refuse to make tough decisions.

The team was ________ on offense, failing to score or generate any momentum all night.

nefarious

Flagrantly wicked, corrupt, or evil; breaching time-honored laws and traditions of conduct.

nefarious

synonyms: villainous, atrocious, heinous, evil

nefarious

The detective worked hard to uncover the _________ plot before it caused any damage.

The company insisted that its new software tool was built for good purposes rather than _________ ones.

The police tracked down a _________ gang that had been stealing bank records.

propinquity

nearness in place, time, relationship, or nature

propinquity

synonyms: proximity, closeness, kinship, connection, similarity, likeness

propinquity

The __________ of Maggie's bedroom to that of her parents makes it difficult for her to sneak out at night.

She loved Emma Jane, but it was a friendship born of __________ and circumstance, not of true affinity.

A few historians studied the causes, but most people were swayed simply by __________ and kinship

verbiage

• an excessive use of unnecessary words

• The specific choice of words, diction, phrasing, or way in which something is expressed.

verbiage

synonyms: wordiness, verbosity, wording, phrasing, diction

verbiage

I couldn't understand the contract because it was full of technical ________.

As a writing teacher, I hate having to sort through all the ________ my students use to pad their papers.

The trustees relooked at the policy late last month and voted to keep the ________ the same.

verdant

• Covered in abundance with growing plants, grass, leaves, or rich foliage

• Tinted, shaded, or colored bright green

verdant

synonyms: lush, flourishing, emerald, vibrant

verdant

They walked through a _______ forest filled with tall, leafy trees.

The house sits on a cul-de-sac surrounded by a flat, ______ lawn.