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MasterVocab 351-400
SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| divestiture | taking off; getting rid of; giving up |
| divulge | make known smth secret |
| doggerel | trivial, poorly constructed verse |
| dogmatic | positive; certain; arbitrary without room for discussion |
| dolorous | marked by misery or grief |
| dolt | stupid fellow |
| dormant | in a state of inactivity but awaiting development |
| dote on smb | show much fondness; center one's attention |
| drawl | slow way of speaking |
| droll | jesting |
| drone | male bee; person who isn't self-employed |
| drowsiness | feeling sleepy; half asleep |
| drudge | to do hard, menial or monotonous work |
| dubious | feeling doubt |
| dud | no use person; smth that fails |
| dulcet | melodious; harmonious |
| dupe | cheat; make a fool of |
| duplicity in | deliberate deception |
| duress | threats to compel smb |
| dwarf | person or smb much below the usual size |
| dynamo | a generator; something that produces electric current |
| earthenware | dishes made of baked clay |
| ebullience | exuberance; outburst of feeling |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm; showing excitement |
| ecumenical | representing the whole Christian world |
| edacious | voracious; devouring |
| eddy | circular or spiral movement (e.g., of wind) |
| edible | fit to be eaten; not poisonous |
| efface | to make indistinct |
| effete | infertile; worn out; weak |
| efficacy | production of a desired result |
| effluvia | outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor |
| effrontery | boldness; impudence; arrogance |
| egregious | flagrant |
| egress | way out; exit |
| elaborate | worked out with much care, in great detail |
| elegy | a lament; a melancholy composition |
| elicit | draw out |
| eloquence | fluent speaking; skillful use of language |
| emaciate | make thin and weak |
| embellish | make beautiful |
| embezzle | use in a wrong way for one's own benefit |
| emollient | soothing to the skin; mollifying |
| emote | stir up; excite |
| empirical | relying on experiment |
| encapsulate | enclose in capsule |
| encomium | warm or glowing praise; eulogy; panegyric |
| encumbrance | burden things that get on the way of |
| endearing | making dear or liked |
| endorse | write one's name on the back of |