Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 12 Answers

Vocabulary Workshop Level G (Grade 12) Unit 3

ًWord List

1. cavort
   (v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
2. nefarious
   (adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
3. credence
   (n.) belief, mental acceptance
4. piquant
   (adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
5. decry
   (v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
6. primordial
   (adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
7. dissemble
   (v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
8. propinquity
   (n.) nearness in place or time; kinship
9. distraught
   (adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
10. substantive
    (adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic
11. eulogy
    (n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
12. unwonted
    (adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
13. evince
    (v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
14. utopian
    (adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
15. exhume
    (v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
16. verbiage
    (n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
17. feckless
    (adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
18. verdant
    (adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
19. murky
    (adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
20. viscous
    (adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

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