| Term | Definition |
|---|
| convivial | sociable, friendly, jovial; fond of feasting and drinking |
| copyright | an exclusive ownership of a literary, musical, or artistic work that is protected by law |
| cosmopolitan | sophisticated, lacking narrow allegiances, belonging to the world |
| countenance | to approve or tolerate |
| crusade | any of the Christian military expeditions to take the Holy Land away from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries later |
| cantankerous | ill-tempered and quarrelsome |
| culmination | the highest or final point of an activity; climax |
| dearth | scarcity, lack |
| decelerate | to slow down gradually, to decrease acceleration |
| decry | to denounce, to publicly criticize |
| deflect | to turn away from its course, to knock off course |
| demagogue | a speaker who gains power by arousing people;s hatreds and prejudices (like Hitler) |
| demise | death |
| deport | to expel someone from a country |
| derogatory | belittling, insulting |
| desecrate | to take away something's sacredness, to defile or pollute something sacred |
| destitute | deprived or something; lacking food, shelter, and clothing |
| desultory | lacking in method, purpose or consistency; sloppy and careless |
| devalue | to set a lower value on, to treat something as not valuable |
| devout | devoted to religion and prayer, pious |
| dexterous | skillful or adroit with the body or the mind |
| disciple | a pupil or follower of another |
| disgruntled | discontent, dissatisfied |
| dishearten | to discourage, to depress the hopes or spirits |
| disown | to refuse ownership or responsibility for |
| distraught | deeply upset, agitated or crazed |
| doodle | to draw or scribble without any goal |
| drab | lacking brightness or spirit |
| drastic | extremely severe or violent |
| duel | a fight between two people over honor, usually prearranged and fought with deadly weapons |
| dupe | a person who is easily tricked or cheated |
| edifice | a building, especially a large one |
| effusive | showing and pouring out emotion |
| elongate | to lengthen |
| embittered | made to feel bitter or resentful |
| embolden | to make bold or brave, encourage |
| enact | to make into a law |
| enchant | to place under a spell |
| entreat | to bet, to plead, to ask urgently |
| entrench | to establish firmly, especially by planting firmly in a hole |
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