Duffey Unit 3 Vocab Definitions

Front 1

The assembly speaker couldnt be understood b/c he mumbled his words instead of ---------- them

Back 1

articulating

Front 2

Far as far as the eye could see,----- fields of unripe corn swayed gently in the morning breeze

Back 2

verdant

Front 3

As educated citizenry will not give ______ to wild charges of extremists seeking to undermine our political and economic system

Back 3

credence

Front 4

How could we draw any clear ideas from a talk that was so disorganized, confused in language, and generally _______

Back 4

murky

Front 5

sadly, the _______- schemes of the high minded idealists usually founder on the rocks of practical realities

Back 5

utopian

Front 6

Such spices as red pepper make many sauces used in Cajun cooking delighfully _______

Back 6

piquant

Front 7

I believe there is an overall design to the universe that has been visible ever since the first thing crawled out of the _____ ooze

Back 7

primordial

Front 8

IN the hands of our hopelessly ____ producer, what should have been a surefire hit turned into a resounding fiasco

Back 8

feckless

Front 9

When new evidence turned up in the case, the court ordered the coroner to ________ the victim's body and re examine it

Back 9

exhume

Front 10

Thhough diesel fuels are are not as thick as motor oils, they are a good deal more_____than regular gasoline.

Back 10

viscous

Front 11

Though I prefer to be as open and aboveboard as possible I have learned that it is sometimes more tacctful and or wiser to __________

Back 11

dissemble

Front 12

When Billy told me that he had mane the varsity wrestling team, he began to______around the gym like a young colt

Back 12

cavort

Front 13

The NCAA has in recent years cracked down on such____ practices as shaving points

Back 13

nefarious

Front 14

He clothes his puny ideas in scuh highfaultin______ that they resemble a gnat in top hats and tails.

Back 14

verbiage

Front 15

The new chairman_______what she calls the deplorable tendency of so many Americans to try to get something for mothing.

Back 15

decry

Front 16

Even at an early age, my sister------ a strong interest in studying medicine

Back 16

evinced

Front 17

When the news of the school fire ran through town, _____ parents rushed to the scene of the blaze.

Back 17

disrtaught

Front 18

Every Memorial Day the mayor delivers a ____ extrolling the selfless devotion of those who have died in war.

Back 18

eulogy

Front 19

Since my house is in such close ____ to my officem I usally walk to work

Back 19

propinquity

Front 20

I have always regarded the man as something of a daredevil, but on this occasion he approached the problem with ______ caution.

Back 20

unwonted