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Vocab Unit 3
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English
11th Grade
11/05/2011

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articulate
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(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
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cavort
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(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
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credence
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(n.) belief, mental acceptance
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decry
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(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
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dissemble
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(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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distraught
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(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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eulogy
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(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
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evince
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(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
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exhume
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(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
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feckless
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(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
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murky
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(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
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nefarious
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(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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piquant
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(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
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primordial
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(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
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propinquity
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(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship
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unwonted
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(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
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utopian
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(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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verbiage
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(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
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verdant
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(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
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viscous
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(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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