Ms. Rola’s
th
12 Grade English Class
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Sit in assigned seat.
Take out a pencil/pen (no red ink)
Take out lined piece of paper for
vocabulary.
Unit 3 Vocabulary #1-10
1.)
articulate: (
) verb
To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to connect by a
joint or joints
Please articulate more distinctly so the audience can understand
what you are saying.
Few people can clearly articulate their emotions during times of
stress.
Ligaments articulate muscles to bones.
articulate: (
) adj.
expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly
and forcefully; securely jointed
The most articulate student in the class was chosen to mediate the
debate.
Syn. (verb) pronounce, elucidate (adj.) eloquent
Ant. (verb) mumble, slur (adj.) tongue-tied, halting, stuttering
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2.) cavort: (
)
verb
To romp or prance around exuberantly; to
make merry
In one particularly exuberant scene of the
musical, the actors cavort about the stage in
celebration of soldiers who have safely
returned from war.
Syn. to dance, to gambol, to frisk and frolic
about
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3. credence: (
) noun
Belief, mental acceptance, credit, trust,
confidence
Do you give any credence to the stories
of people who claim to have seen a
Sasquatch?
Ant. disbelief, skepticism, incredulity
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4. decry: (
)
verb
To condemn, express strong disapproval; to
officially depreciate
Every branch of the government, every
educational institution, and every citizen
should decry bigotry in all its forms.
Syn. denounce, censure, devalue
Ant. tout commend, extol, laud, praise
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5. dissemble: (
) verb
To disguise or conceal, deliberately give
a false impression
The young man was unable to dissemble
his emotions and finally admitted to
having committed the crime.
Syn. dissimulate, mask, feign, cover,
hide
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6. distraught: (
) adj.
Very much agitated or upset as a result
of emotion or mental conflict
The mother became distraught when a
search for her missing daughter turned
up no clues about her disappearance.
Syn. frantic, distracted
Ant. calm, composed, collected
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7. eulogy: (
) noun
A formal statement of commendation; high
praise
The best friend and longtime law partner of the
deceased delivered the eulogy at the funeral.
Syn. panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial
Ant. philippic, diatribe, invective
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8. evince: (
) verb
To display clearly, to make evident, to
provoke
The crowd did not evince any signs of
panic but moved in an orderly fashion to
the nearest exit.
Syn. exhibit, manifest
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9.) exhume: (
) verb
To remove from a grave; to bring to light
Suspecting foul play, the court issued an
order to exhume the body immediately
for forensic examination.
Syn. disinter, unearth, uncover
Ant. bury, inter
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10.) feckless: (
) adj.
Lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective,
weak; irresponsible, unreliable
Although he was feckless in his youth,
Freddy eventually matured into a hardworking and responsible citizen.