| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bureaucracy | a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials |
| theocracy | government ruled by or subject to a religious authority |
| Crac, crat | rule, power |
| Cred | trust, believe |
| Credo | system of principles or beliefs |
| Incredulous | skeptical, disbelieving |
| Credence | belief as to the truth of something |
| Cresc, cret | grow |
| Crescent | shape that resembles a ring, tapering at the ends. Usually refers to moon as it waxes. |
| Crescendo | gradual, steady increase in loudness or growth |
| culp | blame, fault |
| Culprit | one responsible for or guilty of an offense or crime |
| Culpable | deserving of censure or blame for being wrong |
| Exculpate | to clear or free of guilt, blame |
| curr, curs | run |
| Current | velocity in flow, referring to water, air, or time |
| Concur | to agree in opinion or cooperate |
| Cursory | performed with haste or scant attention to detail |
| Incursion | the act of entering another's territory or domain |
| de | down, out, apart |
| Deprecate | to express earnest disapproval of; protest against |
| Devoid | completely lacking, destitute or empty |
| Deride | to laugh at or scorn, to ridicule with contempt |
| demo, dem | people |
| Epidemic | usually disease, spreading rapidly through a group of people by contact |
| Demagogue | person, usually a politician or orator, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions/passions of a people |
| Demographics | statistical data of a population |
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