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2nd Assignment for Vocab Class

Terms in this set (40)

chimerical
absurd
chastise
to criticize severely
chronic
lasting a long time
circumspect
careful
clairvoyant
having good eyesight
clandestine
secret
clemency
mercy
coalesce
to combine
colloquial
used in informal speech
commiserate
to feel bad for another's suffering
compatible
agreeing
composure
calmness
conciliatory
tending to soothe
concise
saying much in a few words
condone
forgive or forget
conspicuous
stand out; easy to notice
copious
abundant; plentiful
corroborate
confirm
crass
stupid
criterion
standard for judging; testing
cryptic
secret; having a hidden meaning
cursory
without attention to details
dearth
shortage
debilitate
to weaken
decadence
decay; decline
deference
great respect
deflate
to let the air out of; to reduce in size or importance
delineate
to describe in words; to sketch
demeanor
behavior
denunciation
expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly
deprecate
to express strong disapproval of
derogatory
tending to lower in estimation; degrading
desecrate
to treat with disrespect
despot
monarch with unlimited power
deter
to discourage; to keep someone from doing something
devious
not straightforward; lying; roundabout
devoid
entirely without; lacking
diatribe
a denunciation; bitter verbal attack
didactic
intended to instruct
diffuse
spread out; wordy
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