50 word vocab
YO 50 word Vocab for the second time!!
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- discerning
- revealing insight and understanding
- diatribe
- bitter verbal attack
- composure
- calmness
- Chastise
- to punish, admonish, censure
- dismantle
- to take apart
- disparage
- to degrade, belittle to lower in rank
- diminution
- a lessening, tiny/ small
- compatible
- agreeing, to be able to exist or act harmoniously
- Circumspect
- Careful to consider all circumstances and consequenses
- corroborate
- to support with evidence, to confirm
- cryptic
- adj. having a secret meaning
- condone
- to overlook or forgive
- decadence
- n. decay, decline
- commiserate
- to sympathize with; to feel sorrow for another's suffering
- denunciation
- n. expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly, criticism, scolding
- concise
- expressing in few words
- debilitate
- v. to weaken, emotionally or physically
- Clandestine
- Held in or conducted with secrecy
- crass
- gross, insensitive, coarse, stupid
- distraught
- agitated with doubt, mental conflict, distracted, confused
- Chronic
- Marked by long duration
- criterion
- a standard in which a judgment may be on
- disdain
- a feeling of contempt, hatred, for anything that is unworthy
- deference
- n. great respect, admiration
- disperse
- to send off indifferent directions/ to break/ scatter apart
- disparity
- distinct in character
- Clemency
- Disposition to be merciful, mildness
- copious
- abundant, lavish
- cursory
- adj. without attention to details
- deter
- to discourage
- diffuse
- spread out
- disposition
- nature; tendency
- despot
- absolute ruler
- derogatory
- adj. intended to lower the reputation of another person or thing
- conciliatory
- tending to soothe or reconcile
- Desecrate
- v. to treat with disrespect/ ruin the sacredness of
- delineate
- v. to describe in words; to sketch, define
- didactic
- teacher-like
- Coalesce
- to grow together, combine, merge
- colloquial
- conversational; used in informal speech/writing
- conspicious
- attracting attention, clearly visible, remarkable
- dissipated
- indulging excessively in sensual pleasure
- deprecate
- to express strong disapproval of
- Clairvoyant
- unusally perceptive
- deflate
- v. to let the air out of, collapse, to reduce in size or importance
- Chimerical
- inclined to fantastic schemes, bizarre
- demeanor
- n. behavior, manner, conduct
- dearth
- n. scarcity, shortage
- devious
- round-about
- devoid
- empty