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ENC1101 set 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complacent | Contend to a fault with oneself or one's actions: He said his state was prepared for future hurricanes, "Our levies are stronger than they've ever been before, but we must not become _______." |
| Conciliatory | Making or willing to make concessions: In theory a more ________ leader might offer some hope for compromise and peace. |
| Condescending | Characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance: The owner is rude, __________, arrogant, and way too full of himself. |
| Conducive | Tending to bring about; being partly responsible for: The spacious halls brought again the school feeling, however, the atmosphere was not _________ to study but one of uneasiness. |
| Contentious | Showing an inclination to disagree: At this moment, the respectful, cordial tenor of the meeting took a noticeably different and more __________ tone. |
| Curt | Brief and to the point: There was no explanation given in the ____, two-paragraph news release that the Dodgers sent out to announce the bizarre move. |
| Deference | Courteous regard for people's feelings: I have waited in _________ while others expressed their feeling, beliefs, confusions and even conclusions- absent the full story. |
| Dejected | Affected or marked by low spirits: He has rarely looked so ______, so beaten, so incapable of the rousing return for which many golfing fans long. |
| Demure | Affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way: Yes, it was see-through - and there was latex!- but it was oddly _____, covered up, with just a hint of suggestion |
| Derisive | Expressing contempt or ridicule: In the darkness, the players spent Saturday morning as punching bags for the coaches' _________ comments. |
| Despondent | Without or almost without hope: Tiger's _________ press conferences will persist, and the press will hang on his words to see if there's even a glimmer of hope. |
| Didactic | Instructive, especially excessively: The Newsroom is a ________ show, by which I mean, when it presents an argument, it hints pretty clearly which side it believes is right. |
| Diffident | Showing modest reserve: His manner is ______ and reserved, but the music-making is intense, full of character and rendered on the highest technical level. |
| Dire | Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless: the library's executive team testified before Congress in the spring about the _____ need for more storage space for its-ever increasing collections. |
| Disdain | Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike: But that didn't stop the haters, who seized the new forum to rally their _______. |
| Disparagement | A communication that belittles somebody or something: The opera is no masterpiece, but ________ of the score as uninspired has never seemed justified on the rare occasions we hear it. |
| Dubious | Fraught with uncertainty or doubt: Some of the claims are ______, though startling if true. |
| Earnest | Characterized by firm, humorless belief in one's opinions: He seemed overly slow and overly ____, like a man explaining the government to toddlers. |
| Contemplative | Deeply or seriously thoughtful: Some people become more _________ as they age and take the time to reflect on the life they have lived. |
| Console | Give moral or emotional strength to: Even surrounded by family and friend to _____ you, the world feel empty. |
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