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Flashcards: 2nd Assignment for Vocab Class

Instructions

  1. Print this webpage. If you can, set your printer to Grayscale for faster printing.
  2. Fold each page down the middle along the solid vertical line.
  3. Cut along the dotted horizontal lines.
  4. Optional: Use tape, glue, or staples to hold the two sides of each flashcard together.

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chimericalabsurd
chastiseto criticize severely
chroniclasting a long time
circumspectcareful
clairvoyanthaving good eyesight
clandestinesecret
clemencymercy
coalesceto combine
colloquialused in informal speech
commiserateto feel bad for another's suffering
compatibleagreeing
composurecalmness
conciliatorytending to soothe
concisesaying much in a few words
condoneforgive or forget
conspicuousstand out; easy to notice
copiousabundant; plentiful
corroborateconfirm
crassstupid
criterionstandard for judging; testing
crypticsecret; having a hidden meaning
cursorywithout attention to details
dearthshortage
debilitateto weaken
decadencedecay; decline
deferencegreat respect
deflateto let the air out of; to reduce in size or importance
delineateto describe in words; to sketch
demeanorbehavior
denunciationexpression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly
deprecateto express strong disapproval of
derogatorytending to lower in estimation; degrading
desecrateto treat with disrespect
despotmonarch with unlimited power
deterto discourage; to keep someone from doing something
deviousnot straightforward; lying; roundabout
devoidentirely without; lacking
diatribea denunciation; bitter verbal attack
didacticintended to instruct
diffusespread out; wordy