Baron's Basic Word List [851-900]
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Purplicious on June 27, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 crass | grossly insensible |
| craven | cowardly |
| crendence | belief |
| credibility | believability |
| credo | creed |
| credulity | naivete |
| creed | system of religious beliefs |
| crescendo | climax |
| crest | highest point of a hill |
| crestfallen | dejected |
| crevice | crack |
| cringe | shrink back as if in fear |
| criterion | standard used in judging |
| crop | cut off unwanted parts of a photograph |
| crotchety | eccentric |
| crux | crucial point |
| crypt | secret recess or vault, usually used for burial |
| cryptic | mysterious |
| cubicle | small bed-chamber |
| cuisine | style of cooking |
| culinary | related to cooking |
| cull | point out; reject |
| culminate | attain the highest point |
| culpable | deserving blame |
| culvert | artificial channel for water |
| cumbersome | heavy |
| cumulative | growing by addition |
| cupidity | greed |
| curator | manager |
| curmudgeon | churlish; miserly individual |
| cursive | flowing |
| cursory | casual |
| curtail | shorten |
| cynical | skeptical of human motives |
| cynosure | the object of general attention |
| dabble | splash around |
| dais | raised platform for guests of honor |
| dank | damp |
| dapper | neat and trim |
| daub | smear as with paint |
| daunt | intimidate |
| dauntless | bold |
| dawdle | loiter |
| deadlock | standstill |
| deadpan | wooden; impersonal |
| dearth | scarcity |
| debacle | sudden downfall |
| debase | reduce in quality or valued |
| debauch | corrupt |
| dappled | spotted |
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