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Advanced Composition - Unit 3 Vocab
Advanced Composition - Unit 3 Vocab
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English
10th Grade
03/01/2013

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distraught
Definition
very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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credence
Definition
belief, mental acceptance
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feckless
Definition
lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
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decry
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to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially deprectiate
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articulate
Definition
to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words, to connect by a joint or joints; expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed
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derogatory
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designed to belittle or degrade; disparaging
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cavort
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to romp or prance around exuberantly
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
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eulogy
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a formal statement of commendation, high praise
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exhume
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to remove from a grave; to bring to light
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evince
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to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
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verdant
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green in tint or color, immature in experience or judgement
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verbiage
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language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness, a manner of expression
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murky
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dark and gloomy, obscure, lacking in clarity and precision
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propinquity
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nearness in place or time, kinship
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intractable
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hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline
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piquant
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stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy, pungent, appealingly provocative
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utopian
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founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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nefarious
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wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
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viscous
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having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluditiy
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unwonted
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no usual or expected, not in character
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primordial
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developed or created at the very beginning, going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage, fundamental, basic
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