SAT Vocabulary 18 Flashcards

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deter

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(v.)

to discourage, prevent from doing

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devious

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(adj.)

not straightforward, deceitful

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dialect

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(n.)

a variation of a language

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diaphanous

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(adj.)

light, airy, transparent

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didactic

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

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(adj.)

shy, quiet, modest

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diffuse

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

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(adj.)

tending to delay, causing delay

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diligent

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(adj.)

showing care in doing one’s work

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diminutive

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(adj.)

small or miniature

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dirge

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(n.)

a mournful song, especially for a funeral

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disaffected

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(adj.)

rebellious, resentful of authority

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disavow

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(v.)

to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

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discern

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(v.)

to perceive, detect

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disclose

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(v.)

to reveal, make public

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discomfit

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(v.)

to thwart, baffle

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discordant

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(adj.)

not agreeing, not in harmony with

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discrepancy

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(n.)

difference, failure of things to correspond

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discretion

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(n.)

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

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discursive

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(adj.)

rambling, lacking order