AP 3 Flashcards
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10689244841 | credence | belief, mental acceptance | 0 | |
10689247641 | dissemble | (v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression | 1 | |
10689247643 | evince | (v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke | 2 | |
10689250220 | feckless | (adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable | 3 | |
10689254515 | nefarious | (adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards | 4 | |
10689257593 | primordial | (adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic | 5 | |
10689260216 | propinquity | (n.) nearness in place or time; kinship | 6 | |
10689264743 | substantive | (adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic | 7 | |
10689268594 | unwonted | (adj.) not usual or expected; not in character | 8 | |
10689268595 | viscous | (adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity | 9 | |
10689271905 | cavort | to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry | 10 | |
10689271906 | decry | (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate | 11 | |
10689274690 | distraught | (adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict | 12 | |
10689278132 | eulogy | (n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise | 13 | |
10689282040 | exhume | (v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light | 14 | |
10689282041 | murky | (adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision | 15 | |
10689282042 | piquant | (adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative | 16 | |
10689285437 | utopian | (adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical | 17 | |
10689285438 | verbiage | (n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression | 18 | |
10689289063 | verdant | (adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment | 19 |