SAT set 4

conudrum

puzzle, problem

convene

to call together

convival

characterized by feasting, drinking, merriment

convoluated

intricate, complicated

copious

profuse, abudant

cordial

warm, affectionate

corpulence

extreme fatness

corroborate

to support with evidence

corrosive

having the tendency to erode or eat away

cosmoplotian

sophisticated, worldly

coup

a brilliant, unexpected act

covet

to desire enviously

covert

secretly engaged in

credulity

readiness to believe

crescendo

a steady increase in intenity or volume

culmination

the climax toward which something profresses

culpable

deserving blame

cultivate

to nuture, improve, refine

cummulative

increasing, building grade.

cunning

sly, cleevver at being deceitful

cupidity

greed, strong desire

cursory

brief to the point of being superficial

curt

abrutply and rudely short

curtail

to lessen , reduce

daunting

intimidating, causing one to lose courage

dearth

a lack, scarcity

debacle

distrouc failure, disruption

debase

to lower the quality of esteem of something

debauch

to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

debunk

to expose the falseness of something

decorous

socially proper, appropriate

decry

to critizice openly

deface

to injure or ruin somethings apperance

defamatory

hasrmful towards another reputation

defer

to postpone something

defrential

showing respect for another authority

defile

to make unclean, impure

deft

skillfull, capable

defunct

ti no longer used or existing

delegate

to hand over responsibility

deleterious

harmful

deliberately

intentional, reflecting careful considertion

delineate

to describe, outline, shed light on

demagogue

a leader who appeals to a peoples prejudices

demarcation

the marking of bounadries or categories

demean

to lower the status or stature of something

denigrate

to belittle, diminsh the opinion of

denounce

to critizie pubicly

deplore

to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

depravity

wickedness

deprecate

to belittle, depreciate

derelict

abandonedm, run-down

desecrate

to violate the scardness of a place or thing

desicated

dried up, dehydrated

desolate

deserted, dreary, lifeless

despondent

feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

despot

one who has total power and rules brutally

destitute

improverished, utter lacking.

deter

to discourage, prevent from doing

diaphanous

light, airy, transparent

didactic

intended to instruct

diffident

shy, quiet, modest

dilatory

tending to delay, causing delay

diminutive

small or miniature

dirge

mournfulsong, especially for a funeral

disaffected

rebellious, resentful of authority

disavow

to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

discern

to perceive, detect

disclose

to reveal, make public

discomfit

to thwart, baffle

discordant

not agreeing, not in harmony with

doscrepancy

difference, failure of things to correspond

discursive

rambling, lacking of order

disdain

to scorn, hold in low esteem

disgruntled

upset not content

disparge

to criticize or speak ill of

disparte

sharply differing, containing sharply contrasing elements

dispel

to drive away, scatter

disrepute

state oof being held in low regard

dissemble

to conceal, fake

disseminate

to spread widely

dissent

to disagree

dissent

to disagree

dissipate

to disappear, cause to disappear