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| Distraught | (adj) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict |
| Credence | (n) belief, mental acceptance |
| Feckless | (adj) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable |
| Decry | (v) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate |
| Articulate | (v) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; (adj) expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
| Derogatory | (adj) designed to belittle or degrade; disparaging |
| Cavort | (v) to romp or prance around exuberantly |
| Dissemble | (v) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression |
| Eulogy | (n) a formal statement of commendation; high praise |
| Exhume | (v) to remove from a grave; to bring to light |
| Evince | (v) to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke |
| Verdant | (adj) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment |
| Verbiage | (n) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content; wordiness; a manner of expression |
| Murky | (adj) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision |
| Propinquity | (n) nearness in place or time; kinship |
| Intractable | (adj) hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline |
| Piquant | (adj) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative |
| Utopian | (adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical |
| Nefarious | (adj) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards |
| Viscous | (adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity |
| Unwonted | (adj) not usual or expected; not in character |
| Primordial | (adj) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest state; fundamental, basic |
