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cul-desu
| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| culminate | (verb) to end |
| culpable | (adjective) blameworthy |
| cumbersome | (adj/ adv)awkward |
| cupidity | (n)greed Written as a manifesto for American renewal, the book rails against the cupidity of the past. |
| curtail | (v)to shorten or limit Since losing his job, he had to curtail his spending. |
| cynic | (n)believes people to be insincere She was a cynic and usually brought up the most negative of viewpoints |
| decorum | (noun)proper behavior |
| deference | (n)respect They all went to school that day in deference to his wishes |
| deleterious | (adj) harmful She experienced the deleterious effects of running a marathon without stretching her muscles enough beforehand. |
| demur | (verb) to show disapproval or object to The personnel demurred at the management's new scheme. |
| demure | (adj)shy Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure |
| deprecate | (v)belittle (to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate) Always over-modest, he deprecated his contribution to the local charity. |
| derelict | (adj) abandoned; useless There was a derelict ship on the island |
| derogatory | (adj)belittle A Sheffield hospital worker has told how her boss would belittle her and make derogatory comments about her colleagues. |
| desultory | (adj)random She made a desultory attempt at conversation. |