101-200 Flashcards
censor
one that condemns or censures
cerebral
intellectual rather than emotional
chagrin
a keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event
champion
to fight for, defend, or support
characterization
a description of qualities or peculiarities
charismatic
possessing personal magnetism or charm
chasten
to correct by punishment or reproof; take to task
chicanery
deception by trickery or sophistry; a trick; a subterfuge
chronological
arranged in order of time of occurence
churlishness
rudeness; having a bad disposition; surly; difficult to work with; intractable
circumscribe
to limit narrowly; restrict
circumvent
to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering
civil
not rude
clemency
a disposition to show mercy
coagulate
to cause transformation of (a liquid, or solid, for example) into or as if into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass
coalition
an alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties, or nations
cogent
appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing
coherent
sticking together; cohering
coin
to devise (a new word or phrase)
colloquial
informal speech or writing
commemorate
to honor the memory of with a ceremony
commendable
to be worthy, qualified, or desirable
communal
of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community; public
compilation
something, such as a set of data, a report, or an anthology, that is compiled
complaisant
exhibiting a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging
complicity
involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
compromised
to have been exposed to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
compunction
a strong uneasiness caused by a sense guilt
concession
something, such as a point previously claimed in argument, which is later concluded; an acknowledgment or admission
conciliate
to overcome the distrust or animosity of
condemn
to express strong disapproval of
condescension
patronizingly superior behavior or attitude
condoned
to overlook, forgive, or disregard
confluence
a gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point
confound
to cause to become confused or perplexed
conjecture
a guess based on incomplete evidence
consensus
general agreement
contemporary
current; modern
contemptuous
manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful
contentious
quarrelsome
contrite
feeling regret and sorrow for one’s sins or offenses
conversant
familiar, as by study or experience
convey
to take or carry from one place to another; transport; to communicate or make known; impart
convivial
sociable
copious
large in quantity; abundant
cordial
friendly
cosmopolitan
having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world
covet
to feel blameworthy desire for
craven
characterized by abject fear; cowardly
credible
capable of being believed; plausible
credulous
gullible
culled
to remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example)
cultivate
to promote the growth of; to nurture; foster
cupidity
covetousness or avarice
curators
one that manages or oversees, as the administrative director of a museum collection or a library
curmudgeon
an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions
cursory
performed with haste and scant attention to detail
curtailed
to cut short; abbreviate
cynical
scornful of the motives, virtue or integrity of others
dalliance
frivolous spending of time; dawdling; playful flirtation
dautning
discouraging
dearth
a scarce supply; a lack
debase
to lower in rank, dignity, or significance
decorum
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
decry
to condemn openly
deficient
inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient
defile
to debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt
defray
to undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay
deft
skillful
deign
to think it appropriate to one’s dignity; condescend
delinquent
failing to do what law or duty requires; overdue in payment
demystify
to make less mysterious; clariy
denotation
the act of denoting; indication
denounce
to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible
derisive
mocking; jeering
derivation
the act or process of deriving; the historical origin and development of a word
desecrate
to violate the sacredness of; profane
despise
to regard with contempt or scorn
deterred
to prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt
devotee
one who is ardently devoted to something; an enthusiast or advocate
devour
to eat up greedily; to destroy, consume, or waste
dichotomy
division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions
dictum
an authoritative, often formal, pronouncement
diffidence
the quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness
digress
to turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray
dilettante
a dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge
dilligent
marked by persevering, painstaking effort
diminish
to make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
dirge
a funeral song
discern
to perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect
discomfited
to make uneasy or perplexed
disconcerted
to upset the self-possession of; to frustrate; disarrange
discrepancy
divergence or disagreement; difference
discreet
marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior
discrete
separate; individual
discriminate
having the ability to see the nuances or subtle distinctions
disdain
despise
disillusionment
the act of disenchating
disingenuous
crafty; not straightforward or candid
disparaging
belittle
