English III - Vocab List #7-8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 concord | (noun) a state of agreement; harmony |
| conduit | (noun) a means of transmitting or distributing (can be used figuratively) |
| confluence | (noun) a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| convalescence | (noun) the act of recovering health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness |
| copious | (adjective) yielding something abundantly |
| corpulent | (adjective) having a large bulking body; obese |
| credulity | (noun) readiness or willingness to believe esp. on slight or uncertain evidence |
| cursory | (adjective) rapidly and often superficially performed or produced |
| daft | (adjective) silly; foolish; mad; insane |
| dearth | (noun) an inadequate supply; scarce amount |
| defame | (verb) to harm the reputation of by libel or slander |
| deleterious | (adjective) harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| delude | (verb) to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive; trick |
| deluge | (noun) an overflowing of the land by water; flood |
| derelict | (adjective) abandoned esp. by the owner or occupant; run-down; neglected |
| destitute | (adjective) lacking something needed or desirable; poor |
| diaphanous | (adjective) characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through; sheer |
| dictate | (verb) to impose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively |
| diminutive | (adjective) exceptionally or notably small |
| discrete | (adjective) apart or detached from others; separate; distinct; unrelated |
| disparage | (verb) to lower in rank or reputation; speak in a way that lowers it |
| dissonance | (noun) lack of agreement; esp. inconsistency between the beliefs one holds or between one's actions and one's beliefs; lack of harmony |
| divergent | (adjective) differing from each other or from a standard |
| divisive | (adjective) creating disunity or dissension |
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