AP Language Vocabulary Unit 3 Flashcards

5292518029	Cavort	verb 1. to romp or prance around exuberantly 2. to make merry	0
5292518030	Credence	noun 1. belief, mental acceptance	1
5292529945	Decry	verb 1. to condemn, express strong disapproval 2. to officially deprecaite	2
5292529946	Dissemble	verb 1. to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression	3
5292529947	Distraught	adjective 1. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict	4
5292529948	Eulogy	noun 1. a formal statement of commendation 2. high praise	5
5292531390	Evince	verb 1. to display clearly, to make evident, to prove	6
5292531391	Exhume	verb 1. to remove from a grave 2. to bring to light	7
5292531392	Feckless	adjective 1. lacking in spirit and strength 2. ineffective, weak 3. irresponsible, unreliable	8
5292531393	Murky	adjective 1. dark and gloomy, obscure 2. lacking in clarity and precision	9
5292533392	Nefarious	adjective 1. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards	10
5292533393	Piquant	adjective 1. stimulating to the taste or mind 2. spicy, pungent 3. appealingly provocative	11
5292533394	Primordial	adjective 1. developed or created at the very beginning 2. going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage 3. fundamental, basic	12
5292534910	Propinquity	noun 1. nearness in place or time 2. kinship	13
5292534911	Substantive	adjective 1. real, having a solid basis 2. considerable in number or amount 3. meaningful and on topic	14
5292534912	Unwonted	adjective 1. not usual or expected 2. not in character	15
5292536702	Utopian	adjective 1. founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world 2. impractical	16
5292536703	Verbiage	noun 1. language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness 2. a manner of expression	17
5292536704	Verdant	adjective 1. green in tint or color 2. immature in experience or judgement	18
5292538303	Viscous	adjective 1. having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity	19