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