AP Lang Unit 3 Vocabulary

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