Unit 3 Words

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cavort

to romp or prance around / party

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credence

belief, mental acceptance

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decry

to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

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dissemble

to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

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distraught

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

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eulogy

a formal statement of commendation; high praise

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evince

to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

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exhume

to remove from a grave; to bring to light

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feckless

lacking in spirit & strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

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murky

dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

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nefarious

wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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piquant

stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

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primordial

developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

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propinquity

nearness in place or time; kinship

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substantive

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

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unwonted

not usual or expected; not in character

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utopian

founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

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verbiage

language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression

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verdant

green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment

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viscous

having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

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