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MasterVocab 251-300
SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body |
| correlate with | have a mutual relation |
| corroboration | additional strengthening evidence |
| countenance | to favor or approve of |
| counterfeit | forgery |
| countervail | counterbalance |
| covert | disguised |
| covetous of | eagerly desirous |
| cower | crouch; shrink back |
| coy | shy, modest (esp of a girl) |
| cozen | to cheat |
| crass | very great (esp. stupidity) |
| cravat | piece of linen worn as a necktie |
| craven | cowardly |
| crease | line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket |
| credulous | ready to believe things |
| cringe | to behave in an excessively servile way |
| crotchet | highly individual and usually eccentric opinion |
| cryptic | secret; with a hidden meaning |
| cumbersome | burdensome; heavy and awkward to carry |
| cupidity | greed; lust |
| curmudgeon | bad-tempered person |
| curriculum | course of study |
| cursory | quick hurried |
| curtail | make shorter then was planned |
| dainty | pretty, delicate (food); difficult to please |
| dastard | coward |
| daunt | intimidate; make fearful |
| dawdler | person who is slow; waste of time |
| dearth | shortage |
| debacle | a breakup, overthrow; sudden disaster |
| deciduous | ephemeral |
| declaim/declamation | to speak pompously or bombastically |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| decorum | propriety; properness |
| decree | order given by authority |
| decry | disapprove of |
| deferential to | showing respect |
| defiance | open disobedience or resistance |
| deign | to condescend; to give |
| deleterious | harmful |
| delineate | to portray, depict, sketch out |
| deluge | great flood; heavy rush of water |
| demagogue | person appealing not to reasons |
| demur | to hesitate; raise objections |
| denigrate | blacken; belittle; defame |
| denouement | an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot |
| deplete | use until none remains |
| deposition | dethronement; depositing |
| deprave | make morally bad, corrupt |