Vocablary 13

adj. - very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or conflict
syn: agitated, frantic, distracted
ant: calm, composed, collected
ex. - the distraught relatives of the trapped miners.

n. - belief, mental acceptance
syn: belief, credit, trust, confidence
ant: disbelief, skepticism, incredulity
ex. - give credence to the report

adj. - lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
syn: feeble, helpless, incompotent, ineffectual
ant: competent, capable, effective
ex. - a feckless youth

v. - to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
syn: denounce, devalue, censure
ant: tout, commend, extol, laud, praise
ex. - decry, bigotry

v. - to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a joint or joints
adj. - expressed clearly and forcefully; jointed
syn: v) pronounce, elucidate; adj) eloquent
ant: v) mumble, slur; adj) tongue-tied, halting
ex. - the most atriculate speakers in class

adj. - designed to be belittle or degrade; disparging
syn: pejorative, disparging
ant: complimentary, laudatory
ex. - A derogatory remark

v. - to romp or prance around exuberantly
syn: to cut capers, prance, gambol, romp
ex. - cavorted gleefully on the dance floor

v. - disguise or conceal, deliberately give false impression
syn: to dissimulate, disguise, mask, feign
ex. - unable to dissemble my feelings

n. - a formal statement of commendation; high praise
syn: a panegyric, ecomium, tribute, testimonial
ant: a philippic, diatribe, invective
ex. - delivered the eulogy at the funeral

v. - to remove from a grace; to bring to light
syn: to disinter, unearth, uncover
ant: bury, inter
ex. - exhume the body

v. - to display clearly, to make evident; to provoke
syn: to exhibit, evidence, manifest; to occasion
ex. - did not evince any sign of panic

adj. - green in tint in color; immature in experience or judgment
syn: artless, naive
ant: scorched, sere, barre, arid
ex. - verdant grasslands

n. - language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content; wordiness; a manner of expression
syn: verbosity, prolixity, diction, jargon
ex. - meaningless verbiage

adj. - dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
syn: dark, dim, cloudy, unclear
ant: clear, transparent, lucid, limpid

n. - nearness in place or time; kinship
syn: proximity, similarity
ant: remoteness, distance
ex. - the propinquity of the two cities

adj. - hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline
syn: unruly, refractory, unmanageable
ant: docile, obedient, submissive
ex. - an intractable child

adj. - stimulating to the taste or mind, spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
syn: pungent, spicy, tangy, zestful
ant: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild
ex. - a piquant dish

adj. - founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
syn: idealistic, visionary, pie-in-the-sky
ant: realistic, pragmatic, down-to-earth
ex. - utopian schemes

adj. - wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
syn: iniquitous, reprehensible
ant: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious
ex. - a nefarious plot

adj. - having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
syn: gummy, sticky, think
ant: runny, watery, aqueous
ex. - ledt a viscous residue in the pan

adj. - not usual or expected; not in characters
syn: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
ant: usual, customary, typical
ex. - answered with unwonted spirit

adj. - developed or created at the very beginning; ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental; basic
syn: original, primevel, primal
ex. the primordial forests