Level G Unit 3 Voc

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Cavort
(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

SYNONYMS: gambol
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Credence
(n.) belief, mental acceptance

SYNONYMS: credit, trust, confidence
ANTONYMS: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity
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Decry
(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

SYNONYMS: denounce, censure, devalue
ANTONYMS: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise
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Dissemble
(v.) to disguise or conceal, to deliberately give a false impression

SYNONYMS: dissimulate, mask, feign
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Distraught
(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

SYNONYMS: distracted
ANTONYMS: calm, collected
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Eulogy
(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

SYNONYMS: panegyric, encomium, tribute
ANTONYMS: philippic, invective
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Evince
(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

SYNONYMS: exhibit, manifest, occasion
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Exhume
(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

SYNONYMS: disinter, unearth, uncover
ANTONYMS: bury, inter
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Feckless
(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

SYNONYMS: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual
ANTONYMS: competent, capable, effective
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Murky
(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

SYNONYMS: dim, cloudy
ANTONYMS: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid
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Nefarious
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Piquant
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Primordial
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Propinquity
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Substantive
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Unwonted
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Utopian
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Verbiage
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Verdant
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Viscous
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