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SAT Lesson 05
SAT Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| descry | to discover |
| desecrate | damage holy place |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| desist | to stop |
| desolate | lonely |
| despicable | hateful |
| despise | to score |
| despoil | to rob |
| despondent | depressed |
| despot | dictator |
| destitute | poor |
| desuetude | extinction |
| desultory | wandering subject to subject |
| deter | to discourage |
| detonate | explode |
| detoxify | remove poison |
| detract | to take away |
| detriment | harm |
| devastate | overwhelm |
| deviate | to turn aside |
| devious | sly |
| devoid | completely without |
| devotee | enthusiastic follower |
| devout | religious |
| dexterity | skill |
| diabolical | cruel |
| dialectic | logical discussion |
| diaphanous | transparent |
| diatribe | bitter criticism |
| dichotomy | division into two parts |
| diction | style of speaking |
| dictum | positive statement |
| didactic | teaching |
| diffident | shy |
| diffuse | to spread |
| digress | to wander off |
| dilapidated | broken down |
| dilate | to expand |
| dilatory | slow |
| dilemma | troubling situation |
| dilettante | dabble fine arts not expert |
| diligent | hard-working |
| diminutive | small |
| dint | power |
| dire | dreadful |
| disarray | disorder |
| disavow | to deny |
| disburse | to pay out |
| discern | to recognize |
| disciple | a follower |
| disclaimer | denial |
| disclose | to reveal |
| discomfiture | frustration |
| disconcert | to upset embarrass |
| disconsolate | without hope |
| discordant | disagreeing |
| discount | reduction |
| discountenance | to disapprove of |
| discourse | conversation |
| discredit | disgrace |
| discreet | cautious |
| discrepancy | inconsistency |
| discrete | separate |
| discretion | good judgment |
| discrimination | prejudice |
| discursive | rambling |
| disdain | to scorn |
| disgruntled | unhappy |
| dishearten | to depress |
| disheveled | untidy |
| disinter | to uncover |
| disinterested | not prejudiced |
| dismal | depressing |
| dismantle | to take apart |
| dismember | cut or pull off limbs |
| disparage | to put down |
| disparity | difference |
| dispassionate | calm |
| dispel | to drive away |
| disperse | to scatter |
| disputatious | fond of arguing |
| disreputable | bad reputation |
| dissection | cutting apart |
| dissemble | to pretend |
| disseminate | to scatter. to spread |
| dissertation | a written essay |
| dissension | disagreement |
| dissident | disagreeing |
| dissimulate | to hide feelings |
| dissipate | to waste |
| dissociate | to break ties with |
| dissolute | immoral |
| dissonant | out of harmony |
| dissuade | to advise |
| distend | to swell |
| distort | to twist |
| distraught | troubled |
| diurnal | daily |
| divergent | varying |
| divers | several |
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