aplang vocab 2

calumny

(n.) an attempt to spoil someone else’s reputation by spreading lies

capricious

(adj.) subject to whim, fickle

censure

(v.) to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy

clemency

(n.) mercy

coalesce

v.) to come together; to merge; join

cogent

(adj.) intellectually convincing

concomitant

(adj.) accompanying in a subordinate fashion

conflagration

(n.) great fire

contrite

(adj.) penitent, eager to be forgiven

conundrum

(n.) puzzle, problem

credulity

(n.) readiness to believe

cupidity

(n.) greed, strong desire

cursory

(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial

decry

(v.) to criticize openly

defile

(v.) to make unclean, impure

deleterious

(adj.) harmful

demure

(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

deprecate

(v.) to belittle, depreciate

deride

(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn

desecrate

(v.) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

desiccated

(adj.) dried up, dehydrated

diaphanous

(adj.) light, airy, transparent

diffident

(adj.) shy, quiet, modest

discursive

(adj.) rambling, lacking order

dissemble

(v.) to conceal, fake