SAT Vocabulary 18

Question 1

deter

Answer 1

(v.)

to discourage, prevent from doing

Question 2

devious

Answer 2

(adj.)

not straightforward, deceitful

Question 3

dialect

Answer 3

(n.)

a variation of a language

Question 4

diaphanous

Answer 4

(adj.)

light, airy, transparent

Question 5

didactic

Answer 5

1. (adj.)
   intended to instruct
2. (adj.)
   overly moralistic

Question 6

diffident

Answer 6

(adj.)

shy, quiet, modest

Question 7

diffuse

Answer 7

1. (v.)
   to scatter, thin out, break up
2. (adj.)
   not concentrated, scattered, disorganized

Question 8

dilatory

Answer 8

(adj.)

tending to delay, causing delay

Question 9

diligent

Answer 9

(adj.)

showing care in doing one’s work

Question 10

diminutive

Answer 10

(adj.)

small or miniature

Question 11

dirge

Answer 11

(n.)

a mournful song, especially for a funeral

Question 12

disaffected

Answer 12

(adj.)

rebellious, resentful of authority

Question 13

disavow

Answer 13

(v.)

to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

Question 14

discern

Answer 14

(v.)

to perceive, detect

Question 15

disclose

Answer 15

(v.)

to reveal, make public

Question 16

discomfit

Answer 16

(v.)

to thwart, baffle

Question 17

discordant

Answer 17

(adj.)

not agreeing, not in harmony with

Question 18

discrepancy

Answer 18

(n.)

difference, failure of things to correspond

Question 19

discretion

Answer 19

(n.)

the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment

Question 20

discursive

Answer 20

(adj.)

rambling, lacking order