Cavort
(v.) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
SYN: gambol
Credence
(n.) belief, mental acceptance
SYN: credit, trust, confidence
ANT:disbelief, skepticism, incredulity
Decry
(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
SYN: denounce, censure, devalue
ANT: tout, commend, extol, laud
Dissemble
(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression
SYN: dissimulate, mask, feign
Distraught
(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
SYN: distracted
ANT: calm, collected
Eulogy
(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise
SYN: panegyric, encomium, tribute
ANT: philippic, invective
Evince
(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
SYN: exhibit, manifest, occasion
Exhume
(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light
SYN: disinter, unearth, uncover
ANT: bur, inter
Feckless
(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
SYN: feeble, incompetent, ineffectual
ANT: competent, capable, effective
Murky
(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
SNY: dim, cloudy
AN:T clear, transparent, lucid, limpid
Nefarious
(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
SYN: iniquitous, reprehensible
ANT: virtuous, honorable, praiseworthy, meritorious
Piquant
(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
SYN: zestful, tangy
SNT: bland, insipid, tasteless, mild
Primordial
(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
SYN: original, primal
Propinquity
(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship
SYN: similarity
ANT: remoteness, distance
Substantive
(adj.) real, having a solid basis considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic
SNY: firm, substantial, meaty
ANT: imaginary, unreal, meaningless
Unwonted
(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
SYN: unusual, uncommon, unexpected, atypical
ANT: usual, customary, typical
Utopian
(adj.) fonded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
SYN: idealistic
ANT: realistic, pragmatic
Verbiage
(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a maker of expression
SYN: prolixity, diction, jargon
Verdant
(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
SYN: artless, naive
ANT: scorched, sere, barren
Viscous
(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking uneasy movement or fluidity
SYN: sticky, thick
ANT: watery, aqueous