Unit 3 AP literature Flashcards

8628029960	articulate	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	0
8628162507	cavort	to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry	1
8628169807	credence	belief, mental acceptance	2
8628171499	decry	to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate	3
8628178415	dissemble	to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression	4
8628182717	distraught	very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict	5
8628201132	eulogy	a formal statement of commendation; high praisee	6
8628203729	evince	to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke	7
8628205783	exhume	to remove from a grave; to bring to light	8
8628208027	feckless	lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable	9
8628217271	murky	dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision	10
8628220301	nefarious	wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards	11
8628232998	piquant	stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provacative	12
8628240476	primordial	developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic	13
8628248825	propinquity	nearness in place or time; kinship	14
8628252547	unwonted	not usual or expected; not in character	15
8628255621	utopian	founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical	16
8628259641	verbiage	language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression	17
8628272557	verdant	green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement	18
8628275907	viscous	having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity	19