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7389366864articulateVERB: pronounce distinctly, express well in words, connect by joint or joints (ate) pronounce, elucidate xxxx mumble, slur ADJ: expressed clearly and forcefully, jointed eloquent xxxxx tongue-tied, halting0
7389380009cavortVERB: to romp or prance happily, to make merry gambol1
7389384154credenceNOUN: belief or moral acceptance credit, trust, confidence xxxxx disbelief, skepticism, incredulity2
7389389035decryVERB: to condemn, express strong disapproval, officially depreciate denounce, censure, devalue xxxxx tout, commend, extol, laud, praise3
7389395267dissembleVERB: to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression dissimulate, mask, feign4
7389399350distraughtADJ: very much agitated or upset bc of emotion or mental conflict frantic, distracted xxxxx calm, composed, collected5
7389405203eulogyNOUN: formal statement of commendation, high praise panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial xxxxx philippic, diatribe, invective6
7389416600evinceVERB: to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke exhibit, manifest, occasion7
7389422366exhumeVERB: to remove from a grace, to bring to light disinter, unearth, uncover xxxxx bury, inter8
7389430800fecklessADJ: lacking in spirit and strength, ineffective and weak, irresponsible and unreliable feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual xxxx competent, capable, effective9
7389436440murkyADJ: dark and gloomy; obscure and lacking in clarity and precision dim, cloudy, unclear xxxxx clear, transparent, lucid, limpid10
7389447851nefariousADJ: wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards iniquitous, reprehensible xxxx virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious11
7389453880piquantADJ: stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative tangy, zestful xxxxx bland, insipid, tasteless, mild12
7389462664primordialADJ: developed or created at very beginning, most ancient times/earliest stage; fundamental, basic original, primeval, primal13
7389467962propinquityNOUN: nearness in place or time; kinship proximity, similarity xxxxx remoteness, distance14
7389474075unwontedADJ: not usual or expected, not in character unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical xxxx usual, common, customary, typical15
7389479635utopianADJ: founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical idealistic xxxx realistic, pragmatic16
7389486118verbiageNOUN: language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon17
7389491588verdantADJ: green in tint or color, immature in experience or judgement artless, naive xxxx scorched, sere, barren, arid18
7389498729viscousADJ: having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity gummy, sticky, thick xxxxx runny, watery, aqueous19

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