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WS quick quiz 26-30
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| construe | To interpret |
| consummate | Perfect; complete; supremely skillful |
| contentious | Argumentative; quarrelsome |
| contiguous | Side by side; adjoining |
| contingent | Dependent; possible |
| contrite | Admitting guilt; especially feeling remorseful |
| contrived | Artificial; labored |
| conventional | common; customary; unexceptional |
| convivial | Fond of partying; festive |
| copious | Abundant; plentiful |
| corollary | something that follows; a natural consequence |
| corroborate | to confirm; to back up with evidence |
| cosmopolitan | at home in many places or situations; internationally sophisticated |
| countenance | face; facial expression, especially an encouraging one |
| coup | a brilliant victory or accomplishment; the violent overthrow of a government by a small internal group |
| covenant | a solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge |
| covert | secret; hidden |
| covet | to wish for enviously |
| credulous | eager to believe; gullible |
| criterion | standard;basis for judgment |
| cryptic | mysterious; mystifying |
| culinary | relating to cooking or the kitchen |
| culminate | to climax; to reach full effect |
| culpable | deserving blame; guilty |
| cursory | hasty; superficial |
| curtail | to shorten; to cut short |
| cynic | one who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believes humans are motivated only by selfishness |
| daunt | to make fearful; to intimidate |
| dearth | lack; scarcity |
| debacle | violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat |
| debauchery | wild living; excessive intemperance |
| debilitate | to weaken; to cripple |
| decadent | decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals |
| decimate | to kill or destroy a large part of |
| decorous | proper; in good taste; orderly |
| deduce | to conclude from evidence; to infer |
| defame | to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of |