101-200 Flashcards by Lucy K.

cerebral

intellectual rather than emotional

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censor

one that condemns or censures

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chagrin

keen feeling of annoyance, embarrassment

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champion

to fight for, defend, or support

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characterization

description of qualities

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charismatic

possessing personal charm

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chasten

to correct by punishment

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chicanery

a trick

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chronological

arranged in order if time

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churlishness

rudeness. having a bad disposition

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circumscribe

to limit. restrict

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circumvent

to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering

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civil

not rude

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clemency

disposition to show mercy, esp. toward an enemy

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coagulate

to cause transformation of into a soft, semisolid, or solid

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coalition

alliance (temporary) of people, parties, or nations

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cogent

convincing. appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning

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coherent

sticking together

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coin

to devise a new word or phrase

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colloquial

informal speech or writing

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commemorate

to honor the memory of with a ceremony

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commendable

to be worthy, qualified, or desirable

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communal

public. shared by the people of a community

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compilation

something that is compiled such as a report or data

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complaisant

exhibiting a desire to please

complicity

involvement as an accomplice in a crime

compromised

to have been exposed to danger

compunction

strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

concession

acknowledgement or admission

conciliate

to overcome the distrust. appease

condemn

to express strong disapproval of

condescension

assumption of equality with an inferior

condoned

to overlook, forgive, or disregard (offense) without protest

confluence

gathering at one point

confond

to cause to become confused

conjecture

guess based on incomplete evidence

consensus

general agreement

contemporary

current. modern

contemptuous

feeling contempt. scornful

contentious

quarrelsome. given to contention

contrite

feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses

conversant

familiar as by study or experience

convey

to take from one place to another. transport. to communicate

convivial

sociable. fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

copious

large in quantity. abundant

cordial

friendly

cosmopolitan

having elements from all over the world

covet

to feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's)

craven

cowardly. characterized by fear

credible

capable of being believed

credulous

gullible

culled

to remove rejected members or parts from

cultivate

to nurture. foster. to promote the growth of

cupidity

excessive desire for wealth

curators

one that manages or oversees. administrative director of a museum collection or library

curmudgeon

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 and it integrity of others

dalliance

frivolous spending of time. playful flirtation

daunting

discouraging

dearth

scarce supply. lack

debase

to lower in rank, dignity, or significance

decorum

appropriateness of behavior

decry

to condemn openly. to denounce as worthless

deficient

insufficient

defile

to debase the pureness. corrupt

defray

to pay

deft

skillful

deign

to think it appropriate to one's dignity

delinquent

failing to do what the law requires. overdue in payment

demystify

to make less mysterious. clarify

de notation

indication

denounce

to condemn openly as being evil

derisive

mocking

derivation

process of deriving. historical origin and development of a word

desecrate

to violate the sacredness if

despise

to regard with contempt or scorn

deterred

to prevent or discourage from acting, as in fear or doubt

devotee

an enthusiast

devour

to eat up greedily. to destroy, consume, or waste

dichotomy

division into two contradictory parts

dictum

authoritative statement

diffidence

timidity or shyness

digress

to turn aside from the main subject

dilettante

a dabbler (not serious) in art or a field

diligent

marked by painstaking effort

diminish

to make smaller or lessen

dirge

funeral song

discern

to detect. to perceive with the eyes or intellect

discomfited

to make uneasy or perplexed

disconcerted

to disarrange. to upset

discrepancy

disagreement. difference

discreet

showing prudence and wise self restraint

discrete

separate. individual

discriminate

having the ability to see the distinctions

disdain

to regard or treat with arrogant contempt

disillusionment

the act of disenchanting. having no illusion

disingenuous

not straightforward

disparaging

belittle.