Unit 9

  • Craven: Having or showing a complete lack of courage; very cowardly. Syn: Weak, timid. Ant: Bold, brave, heroic.

  • Credence: Belief in or acceptance of something as true. Syn: Belief, faith, confidence, trust, certainty. Ant: Denial, distrust, doubt, faithlessness.

  • Credulous: Too ready to believe, easily deceived. Syn: Gullible. Ant: Dubious, skeptical.

  • Culinary: Of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen. Syn: Comestible, succulent, edible, savory. Ant: Distasteful, poisonous, inedible.

  • Culmination: The conclusion; climactic stage. Syn: Apex, climax, completion, pinnacle. Ant: Anticlimax, nadir.

  • Culpable: Deserving blame, worthy of condemnation. Syn: Guilty, delinquent, blameworthy. Ant: Blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious.

  • Cumbrous: Cumbersome; difficult to carry. Syn: Awkward, bulky, clumsy, unmanageable, unwieldy.

  • Cupidity: An eager desire for something; greed. Syn: Avarice, rapacity, craving, lust. Ant: Generosity, contentment, satiation.

  • Cursory: Going rapidly over something, without noticing details. Syn: Desultory, offhand, perfunctory, superficial. Ant: Careful, detailed, thorough.

  • Curtail: To cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce. Syn: Limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract. Ant: Protract, extend.

  • Cynical: Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality. Syn: Contemptuous, derisive, doubtful, skeptical. Ant: Believing, optimistic, trusting.

  • Cynosure: Something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance or interest; something serving for guidance or direction. Syn: Figure, hero, luminary, dignitary. Ant: Commoner, nobody.

  • Dearth: An inadequate supply; scarcity. Syn: Shortage, want, insufficiency, paucity. Ant: Abundance, plenty, surplus.

  • Debacle: A general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall; a complete collapse or failure. Syn: Catastrophe, devastation, disaster, fiasco. Ant: Accomplishment, blessing, triumph, miracle.

  • Decorum: Dignified propriety in behavior, speech, or dress. Syn: Politeness, propriety, respectability. Ant: Wrong, indecency.

  • Decrepit: Weakened by old age; feeble. Syn: Battered, dilapidated, flimsy, infirm. Ant: Firm, solid, sturdy, hearty.

  • Defection: Desertion from allegiance or duty; failure or loss. Syn: Desertion, rejection, revolt, withdrawal. Ant: Faithfulness, harmony.

  • Deference: Courteous yielding to the wishes or ideas of another; great respect marked by submission. Syn: Respect, consideration, courtesy. Ant: Contempt, disrespect, scorn.

  • Defunct: No longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning. Syn: Nonexistent, obsolete, vanished, deceased. Ant: Alive, existent, functioning.

  • Delectable: Delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable. Syn: Delicious, appetizing, enticing, palatable. Ant: Distasteful, horrible, unappetizing.

  • Delete: To strike out or remove; cancel or erase. Syn: Annul, expunge, omit, wipe out. Ant: Construct, create, restore.

  • Deleterious: Harmful or injurious. Syn: Detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging. Ant: Helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous.

  • Delineate: To trace the outline of; describe or outline with precision. Syn: Describe, outline, lay out. Ant: Confuse, distort.

  • Deluge: A great flood or overwhelming event. Syn: Avalanche, barrage, inundation.

  • Demagogue: A leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims to gain power. Syn: Rabble-rouser, firebrand.

  • Maxi: Large or maximum. Word: Maximize

  • Medio: Middle or medium. Word: Median

  • Megalo: Large or great. Word: Megalodon

  • -Meter: Measure or instrument. Word: Thermometer

  • Micro: Small or minute. Word: Microscope

  • Mis: Wrong or incorrect. Word: Misinterpret

  • Mono: One or single. Word: Monologue

  • Morpho: Form or shape. Word: Morphology

  • Moto: Motion or movement. Word: Motorcycle

  • Neuro: Nerve or nervous system. Word: Neurology