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Flashcards by Sarah Egan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Egan
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| Question | Answer |
| Congenital | present from birth |
| Connoisseur | person with refined taste and good judgment |
| Consecrate | declare sacred |
| Consensus | general agreement |
| Conspicuous | easily seen; prominent |
| Consummate | complete; total; supremely good |
| Contemporary | from the same time, or from the present time |
| Contiguous | adjacent; touching; abutting |
| Contrite | sorry; remorseful |
| Contrition | sorrow and repentance |
| Contumacious | stubborn; disobedient |
| Contusion | a bruise |
| Conundrum | a puzzle |
| Conventional | usual; customary; common |
| Corpulent | fat |
| Corrugated | bent in folds |
| Counterfeit | fake; false |
| Covert | hidden; undercover |
| Cower | recoil in fear; shrink away from |
| Credible | believable |
| Creditable | praiseworthy |
| Credulous | gullible; willing to believe |
| Crepuscular | active at twilight |
| Cringe | recoil; flinch; shrink from |
| Cryptic | puzzling; enigmatic |
| Culpability | guilt; blameworthiness |
| Cumbersome | bulky; difficult to carry |
| Curtail | cut short; diminish |
| Cynical | distrusting the motives of others |
| Damp | reduce in extent; deaden |
| Debility | weakness; incapacity |
| Debunking | exposing false claims or myths |
| Decathlon | an athletic contest with ten events |
| Decorum | dignified, correct behavior |
| Decoy | lure; trap; trick |
| Deference | respect |
| Defoliate | cause loss of leaves |
| Defunct | no longer in existence |
| Degradation | deprivation; poverty; debasement |
| Deleterious | harmful; injurious |
| Deliberate | slow; on purpose; to think about |
| Delineation | demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining |
| Demagogue | mob leader (appeals to passion/prejudice) |
| Demur | hesitate; object |
| Denounce | condemn; speak out against |
| Deplete | use up; lessen |
| Deplore | regret |
| Depravity | moral corruption |
| Deprecate | criticize; denounce |
| Deride | ridicule; make fun of; mock |
| Derogatory | disparaging |
| Desecrate | to damage or pollute a holy place |
| Desecration | make something sacred profane; treat with sacrilege |
| Desist | stop; cease |
| Despondent | showing or feeling hopeless |
| Destitution | hardship; poverty; misery |
| Deter | put off; prevent |
| Deteriorate | worsen; decline |
| Detrimental | harmful |
| Devoured | consumed greedily |
| Dexterity | skill; agility |
| Dexterous | skillful in using hands or body |
| Diaphanous | sheer; transparent |
| Dichotomy | division into two opposing parts |
| Didactic | instructive; inclined to teaching |
| Diffident | lacking confidence; shy |
| Digress | deviate from topic or path |
| Dike | dam; embankment; ditch |
| Dilatory | tardy; tending to delay |
| Dilemma | difficult, perplexing choice |
| Dilettante | someone who studies or takes up an activity superficially |
| Diligent | hard-working |
| Diorama | constructed model of a scene |
| Dirge | mournful song (usually funeral) |
| Disapprobation | condemnation; disapproval |
| Discern | distinguish; recognize |
| Discord | disagreement; difference of opinion |
| Discrepancy | inconsistency; difference |
| Discriminate | distinguish between things based on type |
| Discursive | rambling; argumentative |
| Disdain | contempt; despise |
| Disinterested | impartial; unbiased |
| Disparage | criticize; belittle |
| Disparity | inequality; difference |
| Dispassionate | neutral; objective |
| Dispatch | send |
| Disseminating | spreading widely; broadcasting |
| Diurnal | active in daytime |
| Divert | distract; detour |
| Docile | easily managed or trained |
| Dogmatic | opinionated |
| Dolt | dull, stupid person |
| Dotard | feeble-minded older person |
| Drawl | speak in a slow drawn out manner |
| Drivel | nonsense |
| Droll | dryly amusing; whimsical |
| Dubious | doubtful |
| Dupe | to fool someone |
| Dynamic | lively; vibrant; energetic |
| Ebullient | enthusiastic; high spirited |
| Eccentric | unusual; odd; peculiar |
| Eclectic | comprised of different sources |
| Edifice | large building or organization |
| Efface | wipe out; erase |
| Effigy | a model of a person, usually for ridicule |
| Effrontery | boldness; audacity |
| Effusive | overflowing; demonstrative |
| Egalitarianism | belief in equality |
| Egregious | extraordinary, in a negative way; flagrant |
| Egress | exit |
| Ellipsis | omission of words from a sentence, or marks to illustrate this (…) |
| Eloquent | fluent and persuasive in speech |
| Elucidate | explain; make clear |
| Elusive | evasive; hard to pin down |
| Emaciated | very thin; withered |
| Emancipate | free from restraint |
| Embezzle | defraud; steal |
| Embroil | bring into conflict |
| Emerge | come forth; arise |
| Emulate | imitate in attempt to surpass |
| Encomium | expression of praise |
| Endorse | approve |
| Endurance | staying power; patience; stamina |
| Enduring | permanent; lasting |
| Enfranchise | give voting rights |
| Engender | cause; beget |
| Enhance | improve; make better |
| Enigma | puzzle; mystery |
| Ensconce | settle securely |
| Enshroud | conceal |
| Enunciation | pronunciation; pronouncement |
| Envenom | to embitter |
| Ephemeral | short-lived; transitory |
| Epicure | a person with refined taste in food and drink |
| Epistemology | theory of knowledge |
| Epistle | a letter |
| Epistolary | related to letters; through correspondence |
| Epitomized | typified; characterized; personified |
| Equivocate | speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth |
| Err | make a mistake |
| Erratic | irregular |
| Esoteric | obscure; understood by few |
| Espouse | adopt (a cause); marry |
| Etymology | the study of word origins |
| Eulogy | praise, or speech praising someone |
| Euphemism | a mild or polite phrase to cover something offensive |
| Euphony | agreeable harmonious sounds |
| Evacuate | vacate; empty |
| Exacerbate | make worse |
| Exasperated | frustrated; annoyed |
| Exceptionable | objectionable |
| Exculpate | clear someone from blame; vindicate |
| Execrable | abominable; very bad |
| Exegesis | explanation or interpretation of text |
| Exemplary | serving as an example |
| Exemplify | to serve as a good example |
| Exhaustive | comprehensive; thorough |
| Exonerates | acquits; absolves |
| Exorcism | expelling (of evil spirits) |
| Expatriate | someone living away from home country |
| Expedient | convenient; practical |
| Expedite | hasten; speed up |
| Exposition | clear explanation |
| Extant | still in existence |
| Extirpate | exterminate; destroy totally |
| Extirpation | wiping out; complete destruction |
| Extol | praise |
| Extradite | deport from one country to another |
| Extraneous | irrelevant |
| Extrapolate | infer from what is known |
| Extrinsic | external |
| Fallacious | false |
| Falter | hesitate; waver |
| Fanatical | obsessive; fixated |
| Fastidious | overly particular; painstaking |
| Fatuous | silly; foolish |
| Feasible | possible; suitable |
| Feckless | ineffective; lazy |
| Fecund | fertile |
| Feint | move to deceive an opponent |
| Felicitous | apt; appropriate |
| Fervor | passion; enthusiasm |
| Fickle | unpredictable; changeable |
| Finesse | skill |
| Fitful | not continuous; recurring irregularly |
| Flagrant | shockingly obvious |
| Flamboyant | showy; ornate |
| Flaunt | show off; parade conspicuously |
| Flippant | lacking in seriousness |
| Flout | defy; treat with disdain |
| Flustered | agitates; excited |
| Foppish | vain; overly concerned with appearance |
| Forensic | concerned with public debate (usually legal) |
| Fortitude | bravery |
| Fortuitous | happening by chance; fortunate |
| Fractious | irritable; unruly |
| Fraudulent | fake; false |
| Frivolous | not serious |
| Froward | contrary; disobedient |
| Frugal | economical |
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