100-120 Flashcards
Covet
To desire, to long for something
Covenant
Agreement, solemn pledge or contract
Credulous
Eager to believe, gullible
Criterion
A standard or basis for judging
Cryptic
Hidden, secret, mysterious
Culpable
Deserving blame, guilty
Cursory
Shallow, superficial
Curtail
To cut short
Cusp
A point that marks the beginning of a change, a pointed end
Dappled
spotted appearance
Dauntless
Fearless, valiant, bold
Debacle
A violent disruption, collapse
Decadent
Being in the state of decline or moral decay, marked by unrestrained gratification
Decimate
To destroy in large measure
Defame
To slander, ruin the good name of, to malign
Deference
Courteous or respectful, yielding to the wishes, rules, etc.. Of another
Degenerate
To decay or deteriorate
Delimit
Set the limits on something
Delineate
To accurately portray or describe
Demagogue
A leader who obtains power by appealing to prejudices and emotion