SAT Vocab D Flashcards by E B | Brainscape

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daunt

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to discourage, intimidate

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dearth

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lack, scarcity; insufficiency

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debase

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to degrade or lower in quality or stature

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debilitate

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to weaken, enfeeble

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debunk

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to discredit, disprove

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deciduous

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shed seasonally; short-lived, temporary

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decorum

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proper behavior, etiquette

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decry

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to condemn, denounce

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deface

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to mar the appearance of, vandalize

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defamatory

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slanderous, injurious to the reputation

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deferential

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respectful and polite in a submissive way

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deflation

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decrease, depreciation

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defunct

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no longer existing, extinct

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delectable

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appetizing, delicious

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delegate (v.)

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to give powers to another

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deleterious

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harmful, destructive, detrimental

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deluge

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flood

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demagogue

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leader. rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice

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demean

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to degrade, humiliate, humble

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demographics

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data relating to study of human population

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demote

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to reduce to a lower grade or rank

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demur

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to express doubts or objections

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denigrate

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to slur someone’s reputation

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deplete

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to use up, exhaust

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deplore

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to express or feel disapproval of; regret strongly

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deploy

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to spread out strategically over an area; put into action

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depravity

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sinfulness, moral corruption

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deprecate

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to belittle, disparage

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depreciate

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to lose value gradually

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deride

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to mock, ridicule, make fun of

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derivative

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copied or adapted; not original

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desiccate

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to dry completely, dehydrate

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desist

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to stop doing something

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despondent

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feeling discouraged and dejected

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despot

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tyrannical ruler

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desultory

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rambling, unmethodical; half-hearted

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deter

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to discourage; prevent from happening

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deviate

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to stray, wander

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dexterous

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skilled physically or mentally

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dialect

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regional style of speaking

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diaphanous

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allowing light to show through; delicate

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diatribe

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bitter verbal attack

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dictum

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authoritative statement; popular saying

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didactic

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excessively instructive

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diffidence

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shyness, lack of confidence

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diffuse

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widely spread out

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digress

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to turn aside; to stray from the main point

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dilapidated

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in disrepair, run-down, neglected

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dilate

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to enlarge, swell, extend

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dilatory

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slow, tending to delay

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diplomacy

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discretion, tact; negotiations

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dirge

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funeral hymn

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disarray

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clutter, disorder

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disburse

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to pay out

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discern

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to perceive something obscure

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disconcerting

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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing

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discordant

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harsh-sounding, badly out of tune

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discredit

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to dishonor or disgrace

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discrepancy

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difference between

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disdain

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to regard with scorn and contempt

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disgorge

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to vomit, discharge violently

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disheveled

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untidy, disarranged, unkempt

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disparage

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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about

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disparate

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dissimilar, different in kind

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dispassionate

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free from emotion; impartial, unbiased

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dispel

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to drive out or scatter

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dispense

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to distribute, administer

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disperse

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to break up, scatter

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dispirit

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to dishearten, make dejected

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disrepute

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disgrace, dishonor

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dissemble

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to pretend, disguise one’s motives

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disseminate

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to spread far and wide

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dissipated

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to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess

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dissuade

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to persuade someone to alter original intentions

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distraught

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very worried and distressed

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dither

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to move or act confusedly without clear purpose

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diurnal

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daily

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divine (v.)

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to foretell or know by inspiration

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divisive

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creating disunity or conflict

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docile

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tame, willing to be taught

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doctrinaire

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rigidly devoted to authorities

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dogmatic

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rigidly fixed in opinion

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doleful

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sad, mournful

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dormant

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at rest, inactive, in suspended animation

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doting

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excessively fond, loving to excess

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dour

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sour and gloomy; stern and sever

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drivel

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stupid talk; slobber

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droll

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amusing in a wry, subtle way

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dulcet

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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear

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dupe (v.)

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to deceive, trick

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duplicity

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deception, dishonesty, double-dealing

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dyspeptic

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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable