"D" - 500 SAT words Flashcards by Gayoung Park | Brainscape

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dauntless

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courageous

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dearth

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scarcity

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debacle

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a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco

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debilitate

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to weaken

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debunk

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prove wrong

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decimate

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destroy a large percentage/part of

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decorum

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order/politeness

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deference

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humble submission/respect

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degradation

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humiliation

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deleterious

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causing harm/damage

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delineate

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describe/portray (something) precisely

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demonstrative

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(of a person) tending to show feelings, especially affection, openly

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demure

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reserved, modest, and shy (typically used of a woman)

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demystify

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make clear and comprehensible

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denigrate

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criticize unfairly

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depose

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dethrone

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depravity

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moral corruption

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deprecate

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express disapproval of

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depreciation

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decrease in value

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deride

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make fun of

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derivative

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not original

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derogatory

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belittling

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desecration

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violate the sacredness of

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despondent

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in low spirits from loss of hope/courage

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despot

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ruler of absolute power (typically cruel/oppressive)

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destitute

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without the basic necessities of life

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deterrent

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hinderance/impediment

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devoid

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entirely lacking/free from

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didactic

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(often excessively) morally instructive

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diffident

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modest/shy because of lack of self-confidence

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diffuse

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spread out

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digress

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stray from the subject at hand

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dilatory

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tending to waste time

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diminutive

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extremely/unusually small

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dire

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urgent/dreadful

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discern

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perceive

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discomfited

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disappointed/defeated

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discount

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disregard

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disheartening

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discouraging

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disillusionment

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disenchantment/disappointment

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disingenuous

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insincere

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disparage

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regard/represent as being of little worth

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dispassionate

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unemotional

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dispel

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make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear

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disputatious

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quarrelsome

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disquiet

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anxiety

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disseminate

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spread (especially information) widely

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distate

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dislike/aversion

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divergent

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different/conflicting

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divisive

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creating conflict

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divulge

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make known

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doctrine

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religious, political, or philosophical principles/teachings

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dogmatic

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tending to force one’s own opinions on others

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dormant

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inactive

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dupe

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deceive

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duplicitous

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deliberately deceptive