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| propinquity | nearness in place or time; kinship, (syn) proximity, similarity (ant) remoteness, distance |
| verbiage | language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness (syn) verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon |
| feckless | lacking in spirit and strength, ineffective, weak (syn) feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual (ant) competent, capable, effective |
| verdant | green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment (syn) artless, naive (ant) scorched, sere, barren, arid |
| dissemble | to disguise or conceal (syn) dissimulate, mask, feign |
| utopian | founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical (syn) idealistic (ant) realistic, pragmatic |
| credence | belief, mental acceptance (syn) credit, trust, confidence (ant) disbelief, skepticism, incredulity |
| primordial | developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic (syn) original, primeval, primal |
| distraught | very much agitated as a result of emotion or mental conflict (syn) frantic, distracted (ant) calm, composed, collected |
| unwonted | not usual or expected (syn) unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical (ant) usual, customary, typical |
| viscous | having a gelatinous or gluey quality (syn) gummy, sticky, thick (ant) runny, watery, aqueous |
| articulate | to pronounce distinctly; expressed clearly and forcefully (syn) pronounce, elucidate; eloquent (ant) mumble, slur; tongue-tie, halting |
| murky | dark, obscure, lacking in clarity and precision (syn) dim, cloudy, unclear (ant) clear, transparent, lucid, limpid |
| cavort | to romp or prance exuberantly; to make merry (syn) gambol |
| nefarious | wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards (syn) iniquitous, reprehensible (ant) virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious |
| exhume | to remove from a grave; to bring to light (syn) disinter, unearth, uncover (ant) bury, inter |
| decry | to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate (syn) denounce, censure, devalue (ant) tout, commend, extol, laud, praise |
| piquant | Stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent (syn) tangy, zestful (ant) bland, insipid, tasteless, mild |
| evince | to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke (syn) exhibit, manifest. occasion |
| eulogy | a formal statement of commendation; high praise (syn) panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial (ant) philippic, diatribe, invective |
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