List 6

Question 1

countenance

Answer 1

(noun) a person’s face or facial expression.

Her countenance told me she was not in a good mood.

Question 2

crass

Answer 2

(adjective) lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence.

The student’s crass comments in the anatomy class were not well-received by the teacher.

Question 3

craven

Answer 3

(noun) a cowardly person.

The craven ran away as soon as the fight began.

Question 4

credence

Answer 4

(noun) belief in or acceptance of something as true.

Do not give credence to gossip.

Question 5

credulous

Answer 5

(adjective) having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

Stories circulated of credulous visitors for whom illusion displaced reality.

Question 6

cringe

Answer 6

(verb) bend one’s head and body in fear or in a servile manner.

He cringed when the man raised his hand.

Question 7

culpable

Answer 7

(adjective) deserving blame

For example, if you choose to do drugs, you are culpable for decisions you make while under the influence of those drugs.

Question 8

cumbrous

Answer 8

(adjective) difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

I was wrong when I thought that the most cumbrous struggle for now was with academic demands…there’s more beyond.

Question 9

curb

Answer 9

(verb) restrain or keep in check.

Curb global warming.

Question 10

curt

Answer 10

(adjective) rudely brief

He expected a friendly greeting, but her responses were curt and rude.

Question 11

cynical

Answer 11

(adjective) concerned only with one’s own interests and typically disregarding accepted or appropriate standards in order to achieve them.

Cynical about politicians ‘ promises on tax.

Question 12

dearth

Answer 12

(noun) a scarcity or lack of something.

Colleges are experiencing a dearth of students who want to major in mathematics.

Question 13

deity

Answer 13

(noun) a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion).

We can respect the Earth without worshipping it as a deity

Question 14

delectable

Answer 14

(adjective) (of food or drink) delicious.

The professional chef created delectable foods of all sorts. I would gladly eat her cooking for the rest of my life.

Question 15

delineate

Answer 15

(verb) describe or portray (something) precisely.

Each painting helps advance the action and delineate the characters.

Question 16

delinquent

Answer 16

(adjective) (typically of a young person or that person’s behavior) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

The perpetrator is an unethical, childish delinquent who deserves to be lambasted for what he did.

Question 17

deluge

Answer 17

(verb) overwhelm with a great quantity of something.

Record number of voters expected to deluge polls.

Question 18

demagogue

Answer 18

(noun) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

Hitler’s type of political leadership made him something of a demagogue.

Question 19

demeanor

Answer 19

(noun) outward behavior or bearing.

There was something about his demeanor that told me he was hiding something.

Question 20

demure

Answer 20

(adjective) (of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy.

I have yet to meet a guy who is demure,most of them are braggarts and loud.