Vocab C

Question 1

Congenial

Answer 1

Having the same taste; compatible; friendly; agreeable; pleasant

Question 2

Conjecture

Answer 2

An opinion without proof; guesswork;

To speculate; to guess

Question 3

Connotation

Answer 3

The mental connections/associations suggested by a word that go beyond its literal meaning

Question 4

Contempt

Answer 4

To think little of someone

Question 5

Covert

Answer 5

Secretive; disguised; hidden

Question 6

Curtail

Answer 6

To cut short; to reduce

Question 7

Dearth

Answer 7

An inadequate supply; scarcity

Question 8

Decrepit

Answer 8

Worn out or broken down by old age, illness, or long use; feeble; weak

Question 9

Debonair

Answer 9

Graceful, charming, and smooth; carefree

Question 10

Delectable

Answer 10

Greatly pleasing, especially to the sense of taste; delicious; delightful

Question 11

Demagogue

Answer 11

A person known for using popular prejudices and false claims to gain power

Question 12

Demarcation

Answer 12

The settling or making of boundaries or limits

Question 13

Denotation

Answer 13

Exact meaning of a word (dictionary meaning)

Question 14

Denounce

Answer 14

To speak out against; to condemn

Question 15

Depose

Answer 15

To remove from office or high position; to testify or state under oath

Question 16

Depreciate

Answer 16

To fall in value

Question 17

Derision

Answer 17

Contempt or ridicule

Question 18

Despondent

Answer 18

Dejected; disconsolate; dispirited

Question 19

Dexterity

Answer 19

Skill in using the hands or body; mental skill

Question 20

Diatribe

Answer 20

A long abusive speech or lecture

Question 21

Diligent

Answer 21

Hard-working

Question 22

Discern

Answer 22

To distinguish one from the another

Question 23

Confluence

Answer 23

To flow together, convergence