Academic Language List 5

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  1. contend
    compete for something
  2. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  3. copious
    large in number or quantity
  4. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  5. corroborate
    give evidence for
  6. credible
    capable of being believed
  7. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  8. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  9. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  10. debilitate
    make weak
  11. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  12. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  13. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  14. defer
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  15. demean
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  16. denounce
    speak out against
  17. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  18. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  19. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  20. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
Created on Sat Oct 12 16:12:55 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Feb 12 13:22:54 EST 2018)

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