articulate
(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; (adj.) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully
cavort
(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly
credence
(n.) belief, mental acceptance
decry
(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
derogatory
(adj.) designed to belittle or degrade; disparaging
dissemble
(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give false impression
distraught
(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
eulogy
(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
evince
(v.) to display clearly, to make evident,
exhume
(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
feckless
(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
intractable
(adj.) hard to manage, stubborn, not responsible
murky
(adj.) dark or gloomy
nefarious
(adj.) extremely wicked
piquant
(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
primordial
(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning
propinquity
(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship
unwonted
(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
utopian
(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
verbiage
(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content
verdant
(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
viscous
(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
distraught
the _______ relatives of the trapped miners
distraught
When news of the school fire ran through the town, ______ parents rushed to the scene of the blaze.
credence
give _______ to the report
credence
An educated citizenry will not give ______ to wild charges of extremists seeking to undermine our political and economic system.
feckless
a(n) _______ youth
feckless
In the hands of our hopelessly ______ producer, what should have been a surefire the hit turned into a resounding fiasco.
articulate
the most ________ speaker in the class
articulate
The assembly speaker couldn't be understood because he mumbled his words instead of ________ing them clearly.
derogatory
a(n) _________ remark
derogatory
You cannot hope to conceal the shortcomings in your own abilities by making ______ remarks about the abilities of others.
cavort
_______ gleefully on the dance floor
cavort
When Bill was told that he had made the varsity wrestling team, he began to ________ around the gym like a young colt.
eulogy
deliver the _______ at the funeral
eulogy
Every Memorial Day, the Mayor delivers a(n) ______ extolling the selfless devotion of those who have died in defense of this country.
exhume
_______ a body
exhume
When new evidence turned up in the case, the court ordered the coroner to ______ the victim's body and reexamine it.
decry
______ bigotry
decry
The new chairman _______ what she called the "deplorable tendency of so many Americans to try to get something for nothing."
dissemble
unable to ________ my feelings
dissemble
Though I prefer to be as open and aboveboard as possible, I have learned that it is sometimes wiser or more tactful to _______.
evince
did not ______ any sign of panic
evince
Even at an early age, my sister _______ a strong interest in studying medicine.
verbiage
meaningless ______
verbiage
He clothes his puny ideas in such highfalutin ________ that they resemble gnats in top hats and tails.
murky
the ______ waters of the lake
murky
How could we draw any clear ideas from a talk that was so disorganized, confused in language, and generally ______?
propinquity
the ________ of the two cities
propinquity
Since my apartment is so close _____ to my office, I usually walk to work.
piquant
a _______ dish
piquant
Such spices as red pepper make many of the sauces used in Cajun cooking delightfully _____.
utopian
_______ schemes
utopian
Sadly the _______ schemes of high-minded idealists usually founder on the rocks of practical realities.
nefarious
a(n) _______ plot
nefarious
The NCAA has in recent years cracked down hard on such ______ practices as "shaving points."
viscous
left a(n) _________ residue in the pan
viscous
Though diesel fuels are not as thick as motor oil, they are a good deal more ______ than regular gasoline.
unwonted
answered with _______ spirit
unwonted
I have always regarded the man as something of a daredevil, but on this occasion He approached the problem with _______ caution.
primordial
the ________ forests
primordial
I believe there is an overall design to the universe that has been visible ever sincevthe first living thing crawled out of the ______ ooze.
intractable
a(n) _________ child
intractable
Some students are as docile as lambs; others are as ______ as mules.
verdant
________ grasslands
verdant
For as far as the eye could see, ________ fields of unripe corn swayed gently in the morning breeze.
synonyms of propinquity
proximity, nearness; kinship, similarity
synonyms of verbiage
verbosity, prolixity; diction, jargon
synonyms of feckless
feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual
synonyms of verdant
green; artless, naive, immature
synonyms of utopian
idealistic, visionary, pie-in-the-sky
synonyms of primordial
original, primeval, primal, fundamental
synonyms of distraught
agitated, frantic, distracted
synonyms of unwonted
unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
synonyms of viscous
gummy, sticky, thick, gelatinous
synonyms of articulate
to pronounce; to elucidate; eloquent
synonyms of murky
dark, dim, obscure, cloudy, unclear
synonyms of cavort
to cut capers, prance, gambol, romp
synonyms of nefarious
wicked, iniquitous, reprehensible
synonyms of derogatory
pejorative, disparaging
synonyms of exhume
to disinter, unearth, uncover
synonyms of decry
to condemn, denounce; to devalue
synonyms of piquant
pungent, spicy, tangy, zestful
synonyms of intractable
unruly, refractory, unmanageable
synonyms of evince
to exhibit, evidence, manifest; to occasion
synonyms of eulogy
a panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial
synonyms of credence
belief, credit, trust, confidence
synonyms of dissemble
to dissimulate, mask, feign
antonyms of decry
tout, commend, extol, laud, praise
antonyms of piquant
bland, insipid, tasteless, mild
antonyms of viscous
runny, watery, aqueous
antonyms of credence
disbelief, skepticism, incredulity
antonyms of eulogy
philippic, diatribe, invective
antonyms of utopian
realistic, pragmatic, down-to-earth
antonyms of articulate
tongue-tied, halting, to mumble, slur
antonyms of distraught
calm, composed, collected
antonyms of feckless
competent, capable, effective
antonyms of nefarious
virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious
antonyms of unwonted
customary, usual, typical
antonyms of derogatory
complimentary, laudatory