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SAT Vocab List 36-39
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| disaffected | (adjective) rebellious, resentful of authority |
| disavow | (verb) to deny knowledge of or responsibility for |
| discern | (verb) to perceive, detect |
| disclose | (verb) to reveal, make public |
| discomfit | (verb) to thwart, baffle |
| discordant | (adjective) not agreeing, not in harmony |
| discrepancy | (noun) difference, failure of things to correspond |
| discretion | (noun) the quality of being reserved in speech or action |
| discursive | (adjective) rambling, lacking order |
| disdain | 1. (verb) to scorn, hold in low esteem 2. (noun) scorn, low esteem |
| disgruntled | (adjective) upset, not content |
| disheartened | (adjective) feeling a loss of spirit or morale |
| disparage | (verb) to criticize or speak ill of |
| disparate | (adjective) sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements |
| dispatch | (verb) to send off to accomplish a duty |
| dispel | (verb) to drive away, scatter |
| disrepute | (noun) a state of being held in low regard |
| dissemble | (verb) to conceal, fake |
| disseminate | (verb) to spread widely |
| dissent | 1. (verb) to disagree 2. (noun) the act of disagreeing |
| dissipate | 1. (verb) to disappear, cause to disappear 2. (verb) to waste |
| dissonance | (noun) lack of harmony or consistency |
| dissuade | (verb) to persuade someone not to do something |
| distend | (verb) to swell out |
| dither | (verb) to be indecisive |
| divine | (adjective) godly, exceedingly wonderful |
| divulge | (verb) to reveal something secret |
| docile | (adjective) easily taught or trained |
| dogmatic | (adjective) aggressively and arrogantly certain about an unproven principle |
| dormant | (adjective) sleeping, temporarily inactive |
| dour | (adjective) stern, joyless |
| dubious | (adjective) doubtful, of uncertain quality |
| duplicity | (noun) crafty dishonesty |
| duress | (noun) hardship, threat |
| dynamic | (adjective) actively changing |
| ebullient | (adjective) extremely lively |
| eclectic | (adjective) consisting of a diverse variety of elements |
| ecstatic | (adjective) intensely and overpoweringly happy |
| disperse | (verb) to scatter, cause to scatter |