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MasterVocab 301-350
SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |