Word List 12

Question 1

cosmopolitan

Answer 1

sophisticated

Question 2

countenance

Answer 2

face

Question 3

countenance

Answer 3

approve, tolerate

Question 4

countermand

Answer 4

cancel, revoke

Question 5

counterpart

Answer 5

a thing that completes another

Question 6

coup

Answer 6

highly successful action

Question 7

couple

Answer 7

join, unite

Question 8

covenant

Answer 8

agreement

Question 9

covert

Answer 9

secret, hidden

Question 10

craftiness

Answer 10

slyness, trickiness

Question 11

credence

Answer 11

belief

Question 12

credibility

Answer 12

believability

Question 13

credo

Answer 13

creedd

Question 14

credulity

Answer 14

belief on slight evidence , gullibility,

Question 15

creed

Answer 15

system of religious or ethical belief

Question 16

criterion

Answer 16

standard used in judging

Question 17

crux

Answer 17

crucial point

Question 18

cryptic

Answer 18

mysterious, hidden, secret

Question 19

culminate

Answer 19

attain highest point

Question 20

culpable

Answer 20

deserving blame

Question 21

cumulative

Answer 21

growing by addition

Question 22

cursory

Answer 22

casual, hastily done

Question 23

curtail

Answer 23

shorten reduce

Question 24

cynical

Answer 24

skeptical or distrustful of human motives

Question 25

daunt

Answer 25

intimidate

Question 26

dauntless

Answer 26

bold

Question 27

dawdle

Answer 27

loiter, waste time

Question 28

deadlock

Answer 28

standstill, stalemate

Question 29

dearth

Answer 29

scarcity

Question 30

debacle

Answer 30

sudden downfall, complete disaster

Question 31

debilitate

Answer 31

weaken, enfeeble

Question 32

debunk

Answer 32

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless

Question 33

decadence

Answer 33

decay

Question 34

decelerate

Answer 34

slow down

Question 35

decimate

Answer 35

kill, usually one out of ten

Question 36

decipher

Answer 36

interpret secret code

Question 37

decorum

Answer 37

propriety, orderliness

Question 38

decoy

Answer 38

lure or bait

Question 39

decrepit

Answer 39

worn out by age

Question 40

decry

Answer 40

express strong approval of

Question 41

deductible

Answer 41

derived by reasoning

Question 42

deface

Answer 42

mar, disfigure

Question 43

defame

Answer 43

hharm someones reputation

Question 44

default

Answer 44

failure to act,

Question 45

defeatist

Answer 45

attitude off one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

Question 46

defection

Answer 46

desertion

Question 47

defer

Answer 47

delay until later, exempt temporarily

Question 48

defer

Answer 48

give in respectfully

Question 49

deference

Answer 49

courteous regard or another’s wishes, respect owed to a superior

Question 50

defiance

Answer 50

refusal to yield, resistance