SAT vocab words 121-140

Question 1

to strip off covering or possessions; to make bare

Answer 1

denude

Question 2

base lack of morality; corruption

Answer 2

depravity

Question 3

expressing disdain; disapproving

Answer 3

derogatory

Question 4

loss of heart; loss of hope

Answer 4

despondency

Question 5

dictator; person who is domineering

Answer 5

despot

Question 6

a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source

Answer 6

dictum

Question 7

someone who dabbles, not seriously; amateur

Answer 7

dilettante

Question 8

a feeling or show of contempt

Answer 8

disdain

Question 9

wide difference; inequality

Answer 9

disparity

Question 10

to give out; spread widely; to make widely known

Answer 10

disseminate

Question 11

to swell; to swell up

Answer 11

distend

Question 12

stubbornly asserting an opinion as if it were proven fact

Answer 12

dogmatic

Question 13

a bundle of papers containing a detailed report or information

Answer 13

dossier

Question 14

deception by pretense of feeling; double-dealing, being two-faced

Answer 14

duplicity

Question 15

exuberant, effervescent; bubbling with excitement

Answer 15

ebullient

Question 16

level of authority or rank; step-like military formation

Answer 16

echelon

Question 17

chosen from a variety of sources

Answer 17

eclectic

Question 18

to erase; to obliterate by rubbing out

Answer 18

efface

Question 19

based on the equality of all people

Answer 19

egalitarian

Question 20

to make a living with great effort or strain

Answer 20

eke