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Vocab Week 3
College Comp 1 Giles
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English
12th Grade
09/18/2013

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articulate
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adj- uttered clearly in distinct syllables
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cavort
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v- to prance or caper around
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credence
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n- belief as to the truth of something
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decry
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v- to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of
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derogatory
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adj- tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory
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dissemble
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v- to five a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of
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distraught
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adj- distracted; deeply agitated
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eulogy
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n- a speech or writing in praise of a person or a thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person
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evince
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v- to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove
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exhume
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v- to dig something buried, especially a dead body out of the earth; disinter
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feckless
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adj- ineffective; incompetent; futile
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intractable
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adj- not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate
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murky
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adj- dark, gloomy, and cheerless
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nefarious
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adj- extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous
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piquant
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adj- agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart
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primordial
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adj- constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary
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propinquity
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n-nearness in place; proximity
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unwonted
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adj- not customary or usual; rare
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utopian
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adj- of or pertaining to, or resembling Utopia
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verbiage
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n- overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity
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verdant
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adj- green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass
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viscous
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adj- of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive
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