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Vocab Quiz #5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cryptic | Mysterious; hidden; secret |
| Cursory | Casual; hastily done |
| Curtail | Shorten; reduce |
| Decorum | Propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners |
| Deference | Courteous regard for another's wish |
| Degradation | Humiliation; debasement; degeneration |
| Delineate | Portray; depict; sketch |
| Denounce | Condemn; criticize |
| Deplore | Regret; disapprove of |
| Depravity | Extreme corruption; wickedness |
| Deprecate | Express disapproval of; protest against belittle |
| Deride | Ridicule; make fun of |
| Derivative | Unoriginal; derived from another source |
| Despondent | depressed; gloomy |
| Detached | Emotionally remove; calm and objective |
| Deterrent | Something that discourages; hindrance |
| Detrimental | harmful; damaging |
| Devious | roundabout; erratic; not straightforward |
| Devise | Think up; invent; plan |
| Diffuse | Wordy; Rambling; spread out |