Word List 2 (C-D) Flashcards by Henry Kwan

Q

Calumny

A

slander, defamation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Celerity

A

cheerful speed

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Cerebral

A

intellectual

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Chagrin

A

embarrassment

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Circumscribed

A

defined or limited; isolated

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Cloying

A

oversweet; saccharine

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Confound

A

to confuse; to perplex; to befuddle

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Conjecture

A

a guess

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Constituents

A

voters

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Consummate

A

complete; perfect

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Convoluted

A

complicated, complex

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Crude

A

rude; lacking refinement

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Curtail

A

to cut short; abridge

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Debased

A

morally low; base

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Decorous

A

having propriety

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Denuded

A

made ineffective or infertile

Q

Desultory

A

aimless; lacking a plan or purpose

Q

Diaphanous

A

sheer, gauzy, see-through; transparent

Q

Didactic

A

relating to instruction, lecturing

Q

Dilatory

A

lacking goals or purpose; aimless

Q

Din

A

noise

Q

Dirge

A

a funeral song

Q

Discomfited

A

embarrassed; disconcerted

Q

Discretionary

A

based on personal choice; showing prudence

Q

Disingenuous

A

dishonest, crafty

Q

Disposed

A

behaviorally inclined

Q

Divine

A

heavenly; godly