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MasterVocab 251-300
SAT words
Question | Answer |
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corpulent | having a large bulky body |
correlate with | have a mutual relation |
corroboration | additional strengthening evidence |
countenance | to favor or approve of |
counterfeit | forgery |
countervail | counterbalance |
covert | disguised |
covetous of | eagerly desirous |
cower | crouch; shrink back |
coy | shy, modest (esp of a girl) |
cozen | to cheat |
crass | very great (esp. stupidity) |
cravat | piece of linen worn as a necktie |
craven | cowardly |
crease | line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket |
credulous | ready to believe things |
cringe | to behave in an excessively servile way |
crotchet | highly individual and usually eccentric opinion |
cryptic | secret; with a hidden meaning |
cumbersome | burdensome; heavy and awkward to carry |
cupidity | greed; lust |
curmudgeon | bad-tempered person |
curriculum | course of study |
cursory | quick hurried |
curtail | make shorter then was planned |
dainty | pretty, delicate (food); difficult to please |
dastard | coward |
daunt | intimidate; make fearful |
dawdler | person who is slow; waste of time |
dearth | shortage |
debacle | a breakup, overthrow; sudden disaster |
deciduous | ephemeral |
declaim/declamation | to speak pompously or bombastically |
declivity | downward inclination |
decorum | propriety; properness |
decree | order given by authority |
decry | disapprove of |
deferential to | showing respect |
defiance | open disobedience or resistance |
deign | to condescend; to give |
deleterious | harmful |
delineate | to portray, depict, sketch out |
deluge | great flood; heavy rush of water |
demagogue | person appealing not to reasons |
demur | to hesitate; raise objections |
denigrate | blacken; belittle; defame |
denouement | an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot |
deplete | use until none remains |
deposition | dethronement; depositing |
deprave | make morally bad, corrupt |