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  1. counterpart
    a person or thing having the same function as another
  2. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  3. couple
    two items of the same kind
  4. courier
    a person who carries a message
  5. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  6. covert
    secret or hidden
  7. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring something
  8. cow
    female of domestic cattle
  9. cower
    crouch or curl up
  10. coy
    affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  11. cozen
    be dishonest with
  12. crabbed
    annoyed and irritable
  13. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  14. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  15. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  16. credo
    any system of principles or beliefs
  17. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  18. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  19. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
  20. crestfallen
    brought low in spirit
  21. crevice
    a long narrow opening
  22. cringe
    draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment
  23. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
  24. crone
    an ugly, evil-looking old woman
  25. crotchety
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
  26. crux
    the most important point
  27. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  28. cubicle
    small area set off by walls for special use
  29. cuisine
    the manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
  30. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
  31. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  32. culmination
    a concluding action
  33. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  34. culvert
    a transverse and enclosed drain under a road or railway
  35. cumbersome
    difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight
  36. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  37. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  38. curator
    the custodian of a collection, as a museum or library
  39. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  40. cursive
    handwriting in which letters are connected within words
  41. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  42. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  43. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  44. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  45. dabble
    bob under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
  46. dais
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  47. dally
    behave carelessly or indifferently
  48. damp
    slightly wet
  49. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
  50. dapper
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  51. daub
    an unskillful painting
  52. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  53. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  54. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  55. deadlock
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  56. deadpan
    deliberately impassive in manner
  57. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  58. deadpan
    deliberately impassive in manner
  59. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  60. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  61. debase
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  62. debauch
    a wild gathering
  63. debilitate
    make weak
  64. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  65. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  66. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  67. debutante
    a young woman making her formal entrance into society
  68. decadence
    the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
  69. decant
    pour out
  70. decapitate
    cut the head off of
  71. decelerate
    lose velocity; move more slowly
Created on 五月 18, 2013 (updated 六月 14, 2013)

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