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MasterVocab 301-350
SAT words
Question | Answer |
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deprecate | protest against; express disapproval of |
dereliction | deserting and leaving; to fall into ruins |
derision | ridicule; mockery; deriding |
derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source |
derogatory to | insulting; tending to damage |
descry | catch sight of; see smth in the distance |
desiccant | substance used to absorb moisture |
desuetude | cessation of use; disuse |
desultory | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
deter smb frm smth | discourage; hinder |
detraction | slandering; verbal attack; aspersion |
detumescence | diminishing or lessening of swelling |
deviance | being different in moral standards (from normal) |
dexterity | skill (esp. in handling) |
diaphanous | transparent; gauzy |
diatribe agnst | bitter and violent attack in words |
didactic | intended to teach; preachy |
diffidence | shyness |
dilate | speak comprehensively; become wider, large |
dilatory | intended to delay |
disabuse | to free from error |
disallow | refuse to allow or accept as a correct |
discern | see with an effort but clearly |
discomfit | confuse; embarrass |
discompose | to destroy the composure of |
disconcert | upset the self-possession of |
disconsolate at,about | cheerless; dejected |
discountenance | refuse to approve of |
discourse | speech lecture |
discredit | refuse to believe |
discreet | careful, prudent |
discrete | individually distinct |
disdain | look on with contempt |
disencumber | free from encumbrance |
disheveled | untidy |
disingenuous | sophisticated; artful; trying to deceive; cunning |
disinter | dig up from the earth |
dislodge | move force from the place occupied |
dismal | sad; gloomy; miserable |
disparate | essentially different |
disproof | proof to the contrary |
disquiet | to take away the peace or tranquility |
dissemble | speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind) |
disseminate | distribute (esp. ideas) |
dissent | have a different opinion refuse to assent |
dissipate | to be dissolute |
dissolute | marked by indulgence in vices |
dissolution | disintegration; looseness in morals |
distraught at, with | distracted violently; upset in mind |
divergence | getting farther apart from a point |