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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| craven | cowardly |
| credence | belief |
| credible | believable |
| credulous | gullible; trusting |
| creed | a religious belief |
| crescendo | gradual increase in intensity |
| crestfallen | dejected |
| cringe | to shrink back |
| criterion | standard for judging |
| crony | close friend |
| crotchety | grouchy |
| crucible | a severe test |
| crux | the essential part |
| cryptic | mysterious |
| crystallize | to take on a definite form |
| cubicle | small compartment |
| cudgel | club; thick stick |
| cull | to pick out |
| culminate | to result in |
| culpable | worthy of blame |
| cumbersome | heavy or hard to handle |
| cumulative | accumulated |
| cupidity | greed |
| curb | to control |
| cursive | running or flowing |
| cursory | superficial |
| cynic | one who is critical |
| dais | a platform |
| dally | to waste time |
| dank | cool and wet |
| dappled | spotted |
| dastardly | cowardly or shameful |
| daunt | to discourage |
| dawdle | to waste time |
| dearth | a lack of |
| debacle | a complete failure |
| debase | to degrade |
| debauch | to corrupt |
| debilitate | to weaken |
| debonair | charming |
| decadence | moral decline |
| decant | to pour off (a liquid) |
| decapitate | to behead |
| deciduous | not permanent |
| declaim | to speak dramatically |
| decorum | appropriate social behavior |
| decrepit | broken down |
| decry | to denounce |
| deduce | to reason out |
| deem | to believe |
| defamatory | damaging another’s reputation |
| default | to fail to pay or to perform |
| defection | desertion |
| defer | to postpone |
| deference | respect; to show respect |
| defile | to corrupt |
| definitive | comprehensive |
| deflect | to turn away |
| defoliate | to strip off leaves |
| defray | to pay the cost of |
| deft | skillful |
| defunct | extinct |
| deify | to idolize |
| deign | to lower oneself |
| delectable | very enjoyable |
| deleterious | harmful |
| deliberate | careful or on purpose |
| delineate | to describe |
| delirium | wild excitement |
| delude | to deceive; to mislead |
| deluge | a flood |
| delve | to investigate |
| demagogue | a leader who appeals to the emotions |
| demean | to degrade |
| demeanor | behavior |
| demented | insane |
| demise | death or the end |
| demography | study of population |
| demoralize | to discourage |
| demure | shy |
| denigrate | to ruin one’s reputation |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| denouement | outcome; result |
| denounce | to speak out against; to condemn |
| depict | to portray |
| deplete | to use up |
| deplore | to regret |
| deploy | to arrange in position |