Vocab Part 4

Question 1

construe

Answer 1

to interpret

Question 2

consumption

Answer 2

utilization (especially of a resource)

Question 3

contend

Answer 3

assert or claim

grapple with

Question 4

contrite

Answer 4

remorseful

Question 5

contentious

Answer 5

controversial

involving conflict

Question 6

convoluted

Answer 6

roundabout, not straightforward

Question 7

copious

Answer 7

plentiful or abundant

Question 8

cosmopolitan

Answer 8

of or relating to a city or urban area

sophisticated

Question 9

covet

Answer 9

to desire something that does not belong to you

Question 10

craft

Answer 10

cunning

skill

Question 11

craven

Answer 11

cowardly to the point of being shameful

Question 12

credence

Answer 12

belief or trust

Question 13

credulous

Answer 13

gullible, naive

Question 14

decorum

Answer 14

appropriate behavior or good manners

Question 15

deference

Answer 15

respect or polite submission

Question 16

deflect

Answer 16

divert or cause to ricochet

Question 17

deftness

Answer 17

skill, acumen

manual dexterity

Question 18

delineate

Answer 18

to describe very accurately

to clearly demarcate a boundary

to render an outline

Question 19

demur

Answer 19

to object or raise concerns

Question 20

denigrate

Answer 20

say negative things about, particularly in a defamatory way

Question 21

deride

Answer 21

to mock or ridicule