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Articulate
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(adj) endowed with the pwr. of speech/composed of disticnt meaningful syllables or words
(v)to pronounce distinctly/ to express well with words |
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Cavort
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<v> to bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; to have lively fun
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<N> acceptance as true or valid
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Credence
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<V> to condemn openly/ speak out against openly
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Decry
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dissemble
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<v> disguise or conceal behind a false appearance
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Distraught
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<adj> deeply AGITATED as from emotional conflict
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<N> a formal expression of praise
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Eulogy
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<V> to give expression to/ to show/ display clearly
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Evince
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Exhume
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<V> to dig up for reburial or for medical investigation of dead bodies/unearth
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Feckless
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<ADJ> Generally incompetent and ineffectual
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<so shaded as to be dark or gloomy/ cloudy
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Murky
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nefarious
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<ADJ> extremely wicked/villainous
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piquant
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<ADJ> Attracting or delighting/ having an agreeingly pungent taste
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<ADJ> having existed from the beginning
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Primordial
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<N> the porperty of being close together
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Propinquity
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Unwonted
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<adj> out of the ordinary/ uncommon
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Utopian
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<N> an IDEALISTIC (but usually impractical) social reformer
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Verbiage
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<N> the manner in which something is expressed in words/overabundance of words
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<adj> green w/ growing things
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Verdant
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<adj> having the properties of glue/ having a relatively high resistance to flow
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Viscous
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