Flashcards: Bowyer 8
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kasielasserre1 on October 11, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 continence | self-control, self-restraint |
| contravene | to contradict, deny, act contrary to |
| contrite | deeply sorrowful, repentant for a wrong |
| conundrum | riddle, puzzle, problem with no solution |
| convivial | sociable; fond of eating, drinking, and people |
| convoluted | twisted, complicated, involved |
| copious | abundant, plentiful |
| coquette | a woman who flirts |
| corporeal | having to do with the body; tangible, material |
| corpulence | obecity, fatness, bulkiness |
| cosmography | science that deals with the nature of the universe |
| cosset | to pamper, treat with great care |
| coterie | small group of persons with a similiar purpose |
| countenance | facial expression, look of approval or support |
| countermand | to annul, cancel, make a contrary order |
| countervail | to counteract, to exert force aganist |
| covert | hidden, secret |
| covet | to desire srongly something possessed by another |
| crass | crude, unrefined |
| craven | cowardly |
| credence | acceptance of something as true or real |
| credible | plausible, believable |
| credulous | gullible, trusting |
| crescendo | gradual increase of volume of sound |
| criterion | statement for judging, rule for testing |
| cryptic | puzzeling |
| culmination | climax or final stage |
| culpable | guilty, responsible for wrong |
| cupidity | greed |
| curmudgeon | cranky person |
| cygnet | young swan |
| cynic | person who distrusts the motives of others |
| daunt | to discourage, intimidate |
| dearth | lack, scarcity, insufficiency |
| debauch | to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty; induldge |
| debutante | young woman making debut in society |
| debunk | discredit, disprove |
| deciduous | loosing leaves in the fall; short lived, temporary |
| decorum | proper behavior, etiquette |
| defamatory | slanderous, injurious to the reputation |
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