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SAT Vocab List 29-32
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cordial | (adjective) warm, affectionate |
| Coronation | (noun) the act of crowning |
| Corpulence | (noun) extreme fatness |
| Corroborate | (verb) to support with evidence |
| Corrosive | (adjective) having the tendency to erode or eat away |
| Cosmopolitan | (adjective) sophisticated, worldly |
| Counteract | (verb) to neutralize, make ineffective |
| Coup | 1. (noun) a brilliant, unexpected act 2. (noun) the overthrow of a government & assumption of authority |
| Covet | (verb) to desire enviously |
| Covert | (adjective) secretly engaged in |
| Credulity | (noun) readiness to believe |
| Crescendo | (noun) a steady increase in intensity or volume |
| Criteria | (noun) standards by which something is judged |
| Culmination | (noun) the climax toward which something progresses |
| Culpable | (adjective) deserving blame |
| Cultivate | (verb) to nurture, improve, refine |
| Cumulative | (adjective) increasing, building upon itself |
| Cunning | (adjective) sly, clever at being deceitful |
| Cupidity | (adjective) greed, strong desire |
| Cursory | (adjective) brief to the point of being superficial |
| Curt | (adjective) abruptly & rudely short |
| Curtail | (verb) to lessen, reduce |
| Daunting | (adjective) intimidating, causing one to lose courage |
| Dearth | (noun) a lack, scarcity |
| Debacle | (noun) a disastrous failure, disruption |
| Debase | (verb) to lower the quality or self-esteem of |
| Debauch | (verb) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures |
| Debunk | (verb) to expose the falseness of something |
| Decorous | (adjective) socially proper, appropriate |
| Decry | (verb) to criticize openly |
| Deface | (verb) to ruin or injure something's appearance |
| Defamatory | (adjective) harmful toward another's reputation |
| Defer | (verb) to postpone something; to yield to another's wisdom |
| Deferential | (adjective) showing respect for another's authority |
| Defile | (verb) to make unclean, impure |