GRE Vocabulary

#221

cosseted

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The cosseted child had never done any housework.
2. He grew up cosseted by his wealthy family.
3. The famous actor was cosseted by a large team of assistants.

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#222

coterminous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The school district is coterminous with the city boundary.
2. Their periods in office were almost coterminous.
3. The park is coterminous with the protected forest.

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#223

countermand

Verb

Example sentences

1. The general had to countermand the earlier order.
2. Only the director can countermand this decision.
3. A new message arrived to countermand the planned attack.

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#224

cow

Verb

Example sentences

1. The threats did not cow her into silence.
2. The powerful company tried to cow the small business.
3. He refused to let the angry crowd cow him.

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#225

craven

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The craven soldier abandoned his friends in danger.
2. It was a craven act to blame an innocent person.
3. The leader was criticized for his craven surrender.

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#226

credence

Noun

Example sentences

1. The new evidence gives credence to her account.
2. Few people gave credence to the wild rumor.
3. His calm explanation lent credence to the story.

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#227

creditable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The young team gave a creditable performance.
2. Finishing the race was a creditable achievement.
3. Her first attempt was highly creditable.

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#228

credulity

Noun

Example sentences

1. The false story tested even his credulity.
2. The salesman took advantage of her credulity.
3. Children's credulity can make them believe amazing tales.

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#229

crestfallen

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He looked crestfallen after losing the final.
2. She was crestfallen when her application was rejected.
3. The crestfallen child slowly left the playground.

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#230

cryptic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The note contained a cryptic message.
2. His cryptic answer left us confused.
3. She gave me a cryptic smile and walked away.

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#231

crystallize

Verb

Example sentences

1. The meeting helped crystallize our ideas.
2. Her goals began to crystallize after graduation.
3. The report may crystallize public concern about the issue.

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#232

culminate

Verb

Example sentences

1. Months of work will culminate in a public exhibition.
2. The festival will culminate with a large concert.
3. Their argument began quietly but would culminate in a shouting match.

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#233

culpability

Noun

Example sentences

1. The court must decide his culpability in the accident.
2. She accepted full culpability for the mistake.
3. The report found no evidence of criminal culpability.

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#234

cumbersome

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The old machine is large and cumbersome.
2. The new form is too cumbersome to complete quickly.
3. He carried a cumbersome box up the stairs.

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#235

cupidity

Noun

Example sentences

1. His cupidity led him to steal from the company.
2. The novel shows how cupidity can destroy a family.
3. Their cupidity was clear when they demanded more money.

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#236

curmudgeon

Noun

Example sentences

1. The old curmudgeon complained about every small noise.
2. Despite acting like a curmudgeon, he secretly helped the children.
3. Everyone avoided the neighborhood curmudgeon.

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#237

dearth

Noun

Example sentences

1. There is a dearth of trained nurses in the region.
2. A dearth of rain damaged the crops.
3. The report notes a dearth of reliable information.

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#238

debase

Verb

Example sentences

1. The dictator tried to debase the value of human life.
2. Adding false details would debase the quality of the report.
3. Do not debase yourself by accepting cruel treatment.

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#239

debonair

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The debonair actor entered the room with confidence.
2. He looked debonair in his dark suit.
3. Her debonair host made every guest feel welcome.

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#240

debunk

Verb

Example sentences

1. The study aims to debunk a common myth.
2. The journalist used facts to debunk the false claim.
3. Scientists quickly debunk the rumor about the vaccine.

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