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| Articulate | (v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints; (adj.) expresed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed. Syn: (v.) pronounce, elucidate; (adj.) eloquent. Ant: (v.) mumble, slur; (adj.) tounge-tied, halting. Ex. Few people can ______ their emotions during times of stress. |
| Cavort | (v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry. Syn: gambol. Ex. The actors in the musical ______ on stage. |
| Credence | (n.) belief, mental acceptance. Syn: credit, trust, confidence. Ant: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity. Ex. The government and the public failed to give ______ to the reports of an impeding water shortage. |
| Decry | (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate. Syn: denounce, censure, devalue. Ant: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise. Ex. Every arm of government and every educational institution should ______ bigotry in all its forms. |
| Dissemble | (v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression. Syn: dissimulate, mask, feign |
| Distraught | (adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict. Syn: frantic, distracted. Ant: calm, composed, collected. Ex. The workforce became ______ in the wake of the 1929 stock market crash. |
| Eulogy | (n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise. Syn: panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial. Ant: philippic, diatribe, invective. Ex. The best friend and longtime partner of the deceased delivered the ______ at the funeral. |
| Evince | (v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke. Syn: exhibit, manifest, occasion. Ex. The crowd did not ______ any signs of panic but moved in an orderly fashion to the nearest exits. |
| Exhume | (v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light. Syn: disinter, unearth, uncover. Ant: bury, inter. Ex. Suspecting foul play, the coroner issued an order to ______ the body immediately. |
| Feckless | (adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable. Syn: feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual. Ant: competent, capable, effective. Ex. Although a ______ youth, he eventually matured into a hard-working and responsible citizen. |
| Murky | (adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision. Syn: dim, cloudy, unclear. Ant: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid. Ex. Many visitors have claimed to see a mysterious creature in the ______ waters of Loch Ness in Scotland. |
| Nefarious | (adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards. Syn: iniquitous, reprehensible. Ant: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious. Ex. Brutus and cassius hatched a ______ plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on the steps of the Roman Senate. |
| Piquant | (adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provacative. Syn: tangy, zestful. Ant: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild. Ex. Th chef was an expert in making those ______ dishes that are characteristic of South Indian cooking. |
| Primordial | (adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic. Syn: original, primeval, primal. Ex. The ______ stages of most civilizations are founded on common needs met by common goals. |
| Propinquity | (n.) nearness in place or time; kinship. Syn: proximity, similarity. Ant: remotenes, distance. Ex. The ______ of the two cities has created a greater metropolitan area that in effect is one city. |
| Unwonted | (ADJ) founded upon or involving a visionary veiw. SYN:Unusual,uncommon ANT:usual,customary |
| Utopian | (ADJ) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world. SYN: idealistic ANT:realistic,pragmatic |
| Verbiage | (N) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness. STN:verbosity,prolixity, diction,jargon |
| Verdant | (ADJ) green in tent or color,immature in experiance or judgement. SYN: artless,naive. ANT:scorched,sere,barren,arid |
| Viscous | (ADJ) having a gelatinous or gluey quality,lacking in easy movement or fluidity. SYN:gummy,sticky,thick ANT: runny,watery |
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