chapter 3 vocabulary -- write word and part of speech -- write definition -- write example
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Chapter 3 Vocabulary -- write word and part of speech -- write definition -- write example. articulate (v/adj). To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words To connect by a joint or joints Expressed clearly; able to employ language clearly and forcefully. cavort (v). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
-- write word and part of speech-- write definition-- write example
articulate (v/adj)• To pronounce distinctly; to express well
in words
• To connect by a joint or joints
• Expressed clearly; able to employ language clearly and forcefully
cavort (v)
• To romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
credence (n)• Belief; mental acceptance
decry (v)• To condemn, express strong
disapproval
dissemble (v)• To disguise or conceal; deliberately
give a 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; to exhibit
exhume (v)
• To remove from a grave
• To restore after neglect or a period of forgetting; to bring to light
feckless (adj)• Lacking in spirit and strength
• Ineffective, weak• Irresponsible and unreliable
murky (adj)
• Dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
nefarious (adj)
• Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
piquant (adj)
• Stimulating to the taste or mind
primordial (adj)• Developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most
ancient times or earliest stage
• Fundamental, basic
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• Wordiness
verdant (adj)• Green in tint or color
• Immature in experience or judgment
viscous (adj)• Having a gluey quality
• Lacking in easy movement or fluidity