Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 9

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
crook noun The crook robbed us of our money criminal
noun We came to a crook in the road. bend
crouch verb You must crouch to get inside the cave. stoop
crumble verb The old temple walls had begun to crumble. disintegrate
verb Her cookie crumbled when she ate it. break into pieces
crutch noun He could only walk with a crutch. support for walking
cub noun The lion had three cubs. young animal
cuckoo adj. She bought a cuckoo clock. type of clock
noun He was somewhat a cuckoo. lacking sense
cuff noun His cuff was very stained. bottom of a sleeve
verb He cuffed the man for his comment. strike with the hand
cunning adj. It was a cunning solution. crafty
noun She used cunning to achieve her success. deception
adj. It was a cunning solution to the problem. skillful
curb noun He sat on the curb waiting for us. concrete border on road
verb You need to curb your anger. restrain
daisy noun A single daisy had bloomed in the garden. flower
damn verb That plan is damned to failure. condemned
dart noun He threw the dart at the target. pointed missile
verb Do not dart into the street without looking. sudden movement