vocabulary workshop level g unit 3

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

gambol (syn.)

n. belief, mental acceptance

credit, truth, confidence (syn.)

disbelief, skepticism, incredulity (ant.)

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

denounce, censure, devalue (syn.)

tout, commend, extol, laud, praise (ant.)

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

dissimulate, mask, feign (syn.)

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

distracted (syn.)

calm, collected (ant.)

n. a formal statement of commendation; high praise

panegyric, encomium, tribute (syn.)

philippic, invective (ant.)

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

exhibit, manifest, occasion (syn.)

v. to remove from a grave; to bring to light

disinter, unearth, uncover (syn.)

bury, inter (ant.)

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

feeble, incompetent, ineffectual (syn.)

competent, capable, effective (ant.)

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

dim, cloudy (syn.)

clear, transparent, lucid, limpid (ant.)

adj. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

iniquitous, reprehensible (syn.)

virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious (ant.)

adj. stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

zestful, tangy (syn.)

bland, insipid, tasteless, mild (ant.)

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

original, primal (syn.)

n. nearness in place or tie; kinship

similarity (syn.)

remoteness, distance (ant.)

adj. real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic

firm, substantial, meaty (syn.)

imaginary, unreal, meaningless (ant.)

adj. not usual or expected; not in character

unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical (syn.)

usual, customary, typical (ant.)

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

idealistic (syn.)

realistic, pragmatic (ant.)

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

prolixity, diction, jargon (syn.)

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

artless, naive (syn.)

scorched, sere, barren (ant.)

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

sticky, thick (syn.)

watery, aqueous (ant.)