Commodious-Dutiful Flashcards
commodious
(adj.) - spacious, roomy
compel
(v.) - to force
complicit
(adj.) - being an accomplice in a wrongful act
compliment
(n.) - an expression of esteem or approval
concede
(v.) - to give in, to accept
conciliatory
(adj.) - agreeable, friendly
concoct
(v.) - to make up or invent
concord
(n.) - agreement
conduit
(n.) - a pipe, passage, channel
confluence
(n.) - a convergence, a coming together
confound
(v.) - to frustrate
connotation
(n.) - a meaning or association suggested by a word beyond its definition
contusion
(n.) - bruise, injury
convalescence
(n.) - the gradual return to health after illness
copious
(adj.) - abundant, plentiful
corpulent
(adj.) - very fat
cosmopolitan
(adj.) - worldly, sophisticated
credulity
(n.) - readiness to believe
cursory
(adj.) - brief to the point of being superficial
daft
(adj.) - insane, foolish
daunting
(adj.) - intimidating
dearth
(n.) - a lack, scarcity
defame
(v.) - to destroy the reputation of
deft
(adj.) - skilled, adept
defunct
(adj.) - no longer used or existing
deleterious
(adj.) - harmful
delude
(v.) - to deceive, to mislead
deluge
(n.) - a great flood or something that overwhelms like a flood
derelict
(adj.) - run-down, abandoned
desolate
(adj.) - deserted, lifeless
despondent
(adj.) - discouraged, hopeless, depressed
destitute
(adj.) - impoverished
diaphanous
(adj.) - transparent, light, airy
dictate
(v.) - to pronounce, command, prescribe
differentiate
(v.) - to distinguish, to make different
dilapidated
(adj.) - in a state of disrepair
diligent
(adj.) - careful, showing care
diminish
(v.) - to decrease or make smaller
diminutive
(adj.) - miniature, small
discreet
(adj.) - prudent or inconspicuous
discrete
(adj.) - separate, distinct, individual
disparage
(v.) - to criticize, degrade, belittle
dissonance
(n.) - lack of harmony or agreement
divergent
(adj.) - different, deviating, contrary
diverse
(adj.) - varied
divisive
(adj.) - causing conflict, opposition
domicile
(n.) - a residence, a home
doppelganger
(n.) - a ghostly double of a living person
douse
(v.) - to drench, saturate
dutiful
(adj.) - careful to fulfill obligations