1. Vocabulary Lesson 7 Mrs. Smith’s English 9 class

2. Cope To deal with; to handle problems or difficulties To deal with; to handle problems or difficulties

3. Culmination The peak; the highest point; the climax The peak; the highest point; the climax

4. Cumbersome Clumsy; unwieldy; hard to move Clumsy; unwieldy; hard to move

5. Credentials Written evidence showing that a person has a right to a certain position or authority Written evidence showing that a person has a right to a certain position or authority

6. Cynic A person that believes that people only act from selfish motives; a scornful person A person that believes that people only act from selfish motives; a scornful person

7. Defile To make filthy or dirty; to corrupt To make filthy or dirty; to corrupt

8. Defraud To take away or deprive of a right To take away or deprive of a right

9. Deficient Lacking some essential quality; defective; incomplete Lacking some essential quality; defective; incomplete

10. Demoralize To undermine the confidence or morale of a person or group; to dishearten To undermine the confidence or morale of a person or group; to dishearten

11. Denote To be a sign of; to indicate; to signify; to mean explicitly To be a sign of; to indicate; to signify; to mean explicitly