English Vocab List C-C

Word Definition Sentence
Craven Cowardly The craven boy hid under his sheets.
Credence Belief It is my credence that the egg came before the chicken
Credulous Inclined to believe anything The dim-witted person was credulous to everything she heard.
Culinary Pertaining to the kitchen The student knew he wanted to become a chef because of his excellent culinary skills.
Culmination Highest point This feeling is the culmination of all my hard work.
Culpable Guilty I find you culpable of murder.
Cupidity Greed The cupidity of the man made him keep all the money.
Cursory Hasty The man’s movements were cursory because he was in a hurry.
Curtail Shorten I’m sorry but I have to curtail this meeting.
Cynical Sneering; sarcastic The man had a cynical view of the world and hated everything.
Dearth Scarcity The Midwest is suffering from a dearth of water.
Debacle Collapse My plans for the weekend suddenly became a debacle.
Decorum Propriety The decorum of the service was very formal and mournful.
Decrepit Infirm; weakened After years of fighting, the decrepit army finally retreated.
Defection Desertion The defection of the party’s political star left them vulnerable in the upcoming election.
Deference Submission to another’s will or opinion The girl’s deference made her easily bullied.
Defunct Dead The Dungeons and Dragons club became defunct after two people showed up.
Delectable Pleasant All the food here tonight looks very delectable.
Delete Expunge I deleted all of the files on my computer.
Deleterious Harmful The toxic smoke is deleterious to my health.
Delineate Sketch This view is so beautiful that I must delineate it to remember.
Deluge Flood The onslaught of rain deluged the city.
Demagogue An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience. The demagogue was famous for his passionate speeches that excited the crowds.
Demise Death The cancer in his lung was the demise of his life.
Demur Hesitate Before I took the plunge, I stopped and demurred.
Demure Affectedly modest After receiving praise, the man acted very demure.
Deplete Empty Our stash of food is depleting!
Deplore Lament; regret I deplore coming to this party.
Deprecate Protest strongly The man was against the idea and deprecated the entire meeting.
Derelict Abandoned vessel; social outcast; negligent All male models are stereotypically derelict.
Deride (adj.-derisive) Ridicule The group derided the boy because his voice cracked.
Derogatory Belittling The racist’s derogatory comments were unacceptable.
Desecrate Render unholy The dog desecrated on my homework.
Desiccant Drying My clothes are desiccant outside.
Destitute Poverty-stricken, deprived The destitute city was in shambles for the next 100 years.
Deviate Wander from the usual course The tourist deviated from his group to see the sites alone.
Devious Indirect; crooked The driver took a devious route to get to the school.
Dextrous Skilful The hockey player was very good because his moves were dextrous.
Diabolic Fiendish; devilish The mastermind’s plans to take over the world were diabolic.
Diagnosis Explanation resulting from a careful study of facts The doctor gave his diagnosis after the tests were done.
Diatribe An abusive speech The teacher gave her students a diatribe about coming to class.
Dichotomy Division into two parts The man took a knife and gave his steak a dichotomy.
Dictum Authoritative statement The president made a bold dictum to his people.