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SAT Words 22
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| debase | (v.) to lower the quality or esteem of something (The large raise that he gave himself _____d his motives for running the charity.) |
| debauch | (v.) to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures (An endless amount of good wine and cheese _____d the traveler.) |
| debunk | (v.) to expose the falseness of something (He _____d her claim to be the world’s greatest chess player by defeating her in 18 consecutive matches.) |
| decorous | (adj.) socially proper, appropriate (The appreciative guest displayed _____ behavior toward his host.) |
| decry | (v.) to criticize openly (The kind video rental clerk _____d the policy of charging customers late fees.) |
| deface | (v.) to ruin or injure something’s appearance (The brothers used eggs and shaving cream to _____ their neighbor’s mailbox.) |
| defamatory | (adj.) harmful toward another’s reputation (The _____ gossip spreading about the actor made the public less willing to see the actor’s new movie.) |
| defer | (v.) to postpone something; to yield to another’s wisdom (Ron _____d to Diane, the expert on musical instruments, when he was asked about buying a piano.) |
| deferential | (adj.) showing respect for another’s authority (His _____ attitude toward her made her more confident in her ability to run the company.) |
| defile | (v.) to make unclean, impure (She _____d the calm of the religious building by playing her banjo.) |
| deft | (adj.) skillful, capable (Having worked in a bakery for many years, Marcus was a _____ bread maker.) |
| defunct | (adj.) no longer used or existing (They planned to turn the _____ schoolhouse into a community center.) |
| delegate | (v.) to hand over responsibility for something (The dean _____d the task of finding a new professor to a special hiring committee.) |
| deleterious | (adj.) harmful (She experienced the _____ effects of running a marathon without stretching her muscles enough beforehand.) |
| deliberate | (adj.) intentional, reflecting careful consideration (Though Mary was quite upset, her actions to resolve the dispute were _____.) |
| delineate | (v.) to describe, outline, shed light on (She neatly _____d her reasons for canceling the project’s funding.) |
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