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Conundrum
A confusing or difficult problem.
Convene
To gather or bring together.
Convivial
Friendly, lively, and enjoyable.
Corpulence
The state of being fat or obese.
Corrosive
Tending to wear away or destroy gradually, especially by chemical action.
Cosmopolitan
Familiar with and at ease in many different cultures or countries.
Coup
A sudden and decisive change of government, often by force.
Covet
To strongly desire something belonging to another.
Covert
Secret or hidden.
Credulity
Tendency to believe too readily.
Culpable
Deserving blame.
Cupidity
Excessive desire for wealth or possessions; greed.
Cursory
Hasty and superficial.
Curt
Rudely brief or abrupt.
Dearth
A scarcity or lack of something.
Debacle
A complete failure or disaster.
Debase
To reduce in quality, value, or dignity.
Debauch
To corrupt morally; indulge in excess.
Decorous
Proper and polite in behavior.
Decry
To publicly denounce or criticize.
Deface
To damage the surface or appearance of something.
Defamatory
Harmful to someone’s reputation.
Deferential
Showing respectful submission or regard.
Defile
To make dirty, pollute, or spoil.
Deft
Skillful and quick in movement.
Deleterious
Harmful or damaging.
Delineate
To describe or portray in detail.
Demagogue
A leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than reason.
Demean
To lower in dignity, honor, or standing.
Deplore
To strongly disapprove of.
Depravity
Moral corruption or wickedness.
Deprecate
To disapprove of or criticize.
Derelict
Abandoned and neglected.
Deride
To mock or ridicule.
Desecrate
To treat something sacred with disrespect.
Desiccated
Dried out completely.
Despondent
Feeling hopeless or discouraged.
Despot
A ruler with absolute power, often oppressive.
Destitute
Lacking basic necessities of life.
Diaphanous
Light, delicate, and almost transparent.
Didactic
Intended to teach, often in a preachy way.
Diffident
Shy or lacking self-confidence.
Dilatory
Slow to act; intended to delay.
Diminutive
Extremely small.
Dirge
A mournful song, often for the dead.
Disaffected
Discontented and rebellious.
Disavow
To deny responsibility for.
Discomfit
To make uneasy or embarrassed.
Discursive
Rambling, lacking focus.
Disgruntled
Dissatisfied and sulky.
Disparage
To belittle or speak down on.
Disparate
Different in kind; distinct.
Dispel
To drive away or make disappear.
Disrepute
A state of being held in low regard.
Dissemble
To disguise or conceal one’s true motives.
Dissent
To disagree or withhold approval.
Dissipate
To scatter or disperse.
Dissonance
Lack of harmony or agreement.
Distend
To swell or expand.
Dither
To hesitate or be indecisive.
Divulge
To reveal something private or secret.
Docile
Easily taught or managed; submissive.
Dour
Stern, gloomy, or harsh in manner.
Dubious
Doubtful or suspicious.
Duplicity
Deceitfulness or double-dealing.
Duress
Compulsion by threat or force.
Ebullient
Cheerful and full of energy.
Eclectic
Drawing ideas, style, or taste from diverse sources.
Efface
To erase or wipe out.
Effervescent
Lively, bubbly, enthusiastic.
Effrontery
Shameless boldness.
Effulgent
Shining brightly; radiant.
Egregious
Outstandingly bad.
Elegy
A poem or song expressing sorrow, especially for the dead.
Eloquent
Fluent and persuasive in speech or writing.
Elucidate
To make something clear; explain.
Elude
To escape from or avoid.
Emaciated
Extremely thin from lack of nourishment.
Embezzle
To steal money placed in one’s trust.
Emend
To correct or revise a text.
Emollient
Soothing or softening (especially to the skin).
Emote
To express emotion dramatically.
Empirical
Based on observation or experience rather than theory.
Emulate
To imitate with the intent to equal or surpass.
Enamor
To inspire with love or admiration.
Encore
A repeated or additional performance at the end of a show.
Encumber
To burden or weigh down.
Enervate
To weaken or drain of energy.
Engender
To produce or give rise to.
Enigmatic
Mysterious, puzzling.
Enmity
Deep-seated hostility or hatred.
Ennui
Boredom from lack of excitement.
Enthrall
To captivate or hold spellbound.
Ephemeral
Lasting a very short time.
Epistolary
Written in the form of letters.
Equanimity
Calmness, composure under stress.
Equivocal
Ambiguous or unclear in meaning.
Erudite
Having or showing great knowledge.
Eschew
To deliberately avoid.
Esoteric
Intended for or understood by only a small group.