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SSAT-vocabulary24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prefix: DE | down, out, apart |
| depart | leave, especially in order to start a journey. "they departed for Germany" |
| debase | reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade. "the love episodes debase the dignity of the drama" |
| debilitate | make (someone) weak and infirm. "a weakness that debilitates him despite his overwhelming physical might" |
| declivity | a downward slope. "a thickly wooded declivity" |
| decry | publicly denounce. "they decried human rights abuses" |
| deface | spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it. "he defaced library books" |
| defamatory | (of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libelous. "a defamatory allegation" |
| defunct | no longer existing or functioning. "a now defunct technology that only people over a certain age remember" |
| delegate | a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference. |
| demarcation | the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something. "the demarcation of the maritime border" |
| demean | cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something). "I had demeaned the profession" |
| demur | raise doubts or objections or show reluctance. "normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred" |
| deplete | use up the supply or resources of. "reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought" |
| deplore | feel or express strong disapproval of (something). "we deplore this act of violence" |
| depravity | moral corruption; wickedness. "a tale of wickedness and depravity" |
| deprecate | express disapproval of. "what I deprecate is persistent indulgence" |
| deride | express contempt for; ridicule. "critics derided the proposals as clumsy attempts to find a solution" |
| derivative | (typically of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason. "an artist who is not in the slightest bit derivative" |
| desist | cease; abstain. "each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage" |
| detest | dislike intensely. "of all birds the carrion crow is the most detested by gamekeepers" |
| prefix: Demo, Dem | people |
| democrat | an advocate or supporter of democracy. "as a democrat, I accepted the outcome of the referendum" |
| demographics | statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it. "the demographics of book buyers" |
| demagogue | a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. "a gifted demagogue with particular skill in manipulating the press" |
| epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. "a flu epidemic" |
| pandemic | (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. |
| endemic | (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area. "complacency is endemic in industry today" |
| prefix: DI, Dirun | day |
| diary | a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences. "I resolved to keep a diary of events during the war" |
| diurnal | of or during the day. |
| quotidian | of or occurring every day; daily. "the car sped noisily off through the quotidian traffic" |
| prefix: DIA | Across |
| diagonal | (of a line) straight and at an angle; slanting. "a tie with diagonal stripes" |
| diatribe | a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something. "a diatribe against the Roman Catholic Church" |
| diaphanous | (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent. "a diaphanous dress of pale gold" |
| prefix: Dic, Dict | Speak |
| diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. "Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction" |
| interdict | an authoritative prohibition. "an interdict against marriage of those of close kin" |
| predict | say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something. "it is too early to predict a result" |
| abdicate | (of a monarch) renounce one's throne. "in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor" |
| indict | formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime. "his former manager was indicted for fraud" |
| verdict | a decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest. "the jury returned a verdict of ‘not guilty.’" |
| dictum | a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source. |
| prefix: doc, doct | teach |
| doctrine | a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group. "the doctrine of predestination" |
| docile | ready to accept control or instruction; submissive. "a cheap and docile workforce" |
| doctrinaire | seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations. "a doctrinaire economic policy" |
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