Pile 2 Flashcards
cacophony
(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound (The elementary school orchestra created a cacophony at the recital.)
cajole
(v.) to urge, coax (Fred’s buddies cajoled him into attending the bachelor party
calibrate
(v.) to set, standardize (The mechanic calibrated the car’s transmission to make the motor run most efficiently
calamity
(n.) an event with disastrous consequences (The earthquake in San Francisco
was a calamity worse than any other natural disaster in history.)
callous
(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury.)
(n.) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound
cacophony
(v.) to urge, coax
Cajole
(n.) an event with disastrous consequences
Calamity
(v.) to set, standardize
Calibrate
(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling
Callous
Calumny
(n.) an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies (The local official’s calumny ended up ruining his opponent’s prospect of winning the election.)
camaraderie
(n.) brotherhood, jovial unity (Camaraderie among employees usually leads to success in business.)
candor
(n.) honesty, frankness (We were surprised by the candor of the mayor’s speech because he is usually rather evasive.)
Canny
(adj.) shrewd, careful (The canny runner hung at the back of the pack through much of the race to watch the other runners, and then sprinted past them at the end.)
(n.) an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies
Calumny
(n.) brotherhood, jovial unity
Camaraderie
(adj.) shrewd, careful
Canny
canvas
- (n.) a piece of cloth on which an artist paints (Picasso liked to work on canvas rather than on bare cement.) 2. (v.) to cover, inspect (We canvassed the neighborhood looking for clues.)
daunting
(adj.) intimidating, causing one to lose courage (He kept delaying the daunting act of asking for a promotion.)
dearth
(n.) a lack, scarcity (An eager reader, she was dismayed by the dearth of classic books at the library.)
debacle
(n.) a disastrous failure, disruption (The elaborately designed fireworks show turned into a debacle when the fireworks started firing in random directions.)
(n.) honesty, frankness (We were surprised by the candor of the mayor’s speech because he is usually rather evasive.)
Candor
- (n.) a piece of cloth on which an artist paints
2. (v.) to cover, inspect
Canvas
(adj.) intimidating, causing one to lose courage
Daunting
(n.) a disastrous failure, disruption
Debacle
debase
(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.)
debauch
(v.) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures (An endless amount of good wine and cheese debauched the traveler.)
debunk
(v.) to expose the falseness of something (He debunked her claim to be the world’s greatest chess player by defeating her in 18 consecutive matches.)
Decorous
(adj.) socially proper, appropriate (The appreciative guest displayed decorous behavior toward his host.)
decry
(v.) to criticize openly (The kind video rental clerk decried the policy of charging customers late fees.)
(n.) a lack, scarcity
Dearth
(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something
debase
(v.) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures
Debauch
(v.) to expose the falseness of something
Debunk
(v.) to criticize openly
Decry
deface
(v.) to ruin or injure something’s appearance (The brothers used eggs and shaving cream to deface their neighbor’s mailbox.)
defamatory
(adj.) harmful toward another’s reputation (The defamatory gossip spreading about the actor made the public less willing to see the actor’s new movie.)
defer
(v.) to postpone something; to yield to another’s wisdom (Ron deferred to Diane, the expert on musical instruments, when he was asked about buying a piano.)
(adj.) socially proper, appropriate
Decorous
(v.) to ruin or injure something’s appearance
Deface
(v.) to postpone something; to yield to another’s wisdom
Defer
(adj.) harmful toward another’s reputation
Defamatory
