Unit 2 Dufey Vocab Defs

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articulate

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v. to pronounce distinctly, to express well in words, to connect by joint or joints. adj, expressed clearly and forcefully able to employ language clearly and forcefully, jointed

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cavort

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v. to romp or prance around exuberantly, to make merry

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credence

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n. belief, mental acceptance

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decry

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v. to condemn, express strong disapproval, to officially depreciate

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dissemble

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v. to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

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distraught

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adj. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

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eulogy

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n. a formal statement of condemnation, high praise

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evince

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v. to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

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exhume

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v. to remove from grave, to bring to light

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feckless

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adj. lacking in spirit and strength, ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable

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murky

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adj. dark and gloomy, obscure, lacking in clarity and precision

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nefarious

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adj. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

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piquant

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adj. stimulating to taste or mind, spicy, pungent, appealingly proacative

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primordial

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adj. developed or created at the very beginning, going back to the most ancient times or earliest stages, fundamental, basic

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propinquity

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n, nearness in place or time, kinship

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unwonted

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adj. not usual or expected, not in character

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utopian

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adj. founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world, impractical

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verbiage

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n. a language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness, a manner of expression

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verdant

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adj. green in tint or color, immature in experience or judgment

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viscous

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adj. having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity