Unit 19

Question 1

Covetous

Answer 1

(adj) desiring something owned by another
- Covet (v)

e.g. The astronomer is covetous of the time that his colleague gets for research using the Hubble space telescope.

Question 2

Cozen

Answer 2

(v) to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

e. g. Do not think to cozen your contemporaries.

Question 3

Craven

Answer 3

(adj) cowardly

e. g. A craven abdication of his moral duty.

Question 4

Credence

Answer 4

(n) acceptance of something as true

e. g. Psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen.

Question 5

Credo

Answer 5

(n) statement of belief or principle; creed

e. g. The credo of Google is “Don’t be evil.”

Question 6

Daunt

Answer 6

(v) to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
- Daunting (adj): discouraging; disheartening
- Dauntless (adj): fearless

e.g. Do not let the difficulty of learning the 800 words in Essential Words for the GRE daunt you.

Question 7

Dearth

Answer 7

(n) a scarcity or lack of something

e. g. There is a dearth of evidence.

Question 8

Debauchery

Answer 8

(n) corruption

e. g. The prince lived a life of debauchery until he found a spiritual dimension to life.

Question 9

Decorum

Answer 9

(n) proper behavior
- Decorous (adj)

e.g. When addressing the nation, the president generally has an air of decorum.

Question 10

Defame

Answer 10

(v) to malign; harm someone’s reputation

e. g. The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was defamed as a teacher who corrupted the morals of his students.

Question 11

Malign

Answer 11

(v) speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner

e. g. Don’t you dare malign her in my presence.