vocab quiz 2

calumny

an attempt to r spoil someone’s reputation by spreading lies

capricious

subject to whim, fickle

censure

to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy

clemency

mercy

coalesce

to merge, to join, to come together

cogent

intellectually convincing

concomitant

accompanying in subordinate fashion

conflagration

great fire

contrite

penitent, eager to be forgiven

conundrum

puzzle, problem

credulity

readiness to believe

cupidity

greed, strong desire

cursory

brief to the point of being superficial

decry

to criticize openly

defile

to make unclean, impure

deleterious

harmful

demure

quiet, modest, reserved

deprecate

to belittle, depreciate

deride

to laugh at mockingly

desecrate

to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

desiccated

dried up, dehydrated

diaphanous

light, airy, transparent

diffident

shy, quiet, modest

discursive

rambling, lacking order

dissemble

to conceal, fake