Study 161 SAT vocabulary words beginning with D, with definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and contextual examples.
intimidate; cause to lose courage
linger; take one's time; proceed slowly
impress or amaze greatly
a severe lack
a complete and sudden failure
shame; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
weaken greatly
ten years; a period of 10 years
degeneration; the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
figure out; convert code into ordinary language
drop; grow worse
polite and proper
propriety; propriety in manners and conduct
publicly criticize
infer; reason by deduction; establish by deduction
possible to infer; capable of being deduced
spoil the appearance; mar or spoil the appearance of
slander; charge falsely or with malicious intent
pessimistic; someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
delay or put off action
respect; a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
a shortage or lack of something
exact; precise; explicit and clearly defined
authoritative and final
no longer in use
resist openly or challenge authority
worsen; grow worse
shame; changing to a lower state, a less respected state
patronize; do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
hurtful; harmful to living things
done with careful thought
describe; outline; show the form or outline of
madness; state of violent mental agitation
illusion; (psychology) an incorrect belief that is held in spite of evidence to the contrary
a manipulative political leader
disgrace; reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
conduct; (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
destruction; an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
openly expressive
object; take exception to
shy; affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
criticize or belittle; cause to seem less serious; play down
mean; be a sign or indication of
publicly condemn or criticize
refuse to admit or accept
needing support or relying on something
picture; show in or as in a picture
use up; use up (resources or materials)
regret; express strong disapproval of
corruption; moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
blame; express strong disapproval of; deplore
push down; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
deserted; a person without a home, job, or property
ridicule or mock
produced from another source
come from; reason by deduction; establish by deduction
profane; violate the sacred character of a place or language
dry out; preserve by removing all water and liquids from
depressed; without or almost without hope
goalless; marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose
disconnect; cause to become detached or separated; take off
notice; discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
discourage; try to prevent; show opposition to
firmness of purpose; devoting full strength and concentrated attention to something
restraint; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
harmful; (sometimes followed by to?) causing harm or injury
stray; turn aside; turn away from
plan; come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle after mental effort
scheming; indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
plan; come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle after mental effort
dedicate; give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
identification; identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
division; being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
instructional; instructive (especially excessively)
distinguish; mark as different
shyness; lack of self-confidence
spread out widely
wander; lose clarity or turn aside from the main subject in writing or speaking
amateur without seriousness
careful and persistent effort
hard working; quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
reduce in size or importance
lessening; change toward something smaller or lower
very small
careful to avoid offense
lament; a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
rid; free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
repudiation; denial of any connection with or knowledge of
distinguish; detect with the senses
recognizable; perceptible by the senses or intellect
ability to judge wisely
training that builds control and skill
deny; renounce a legal claim or title to
reveal; make known to the public information previously private
disturb; cause to feel embarrassment
conflict; be different from one another
conflicting; not in agreement or harmony
disgrace; cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
difference; a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
separate; constituting a separate entity or part
recognize differences or show bias
strong contempt
get off; go ashore
make dissatisfied
conceal true identity or nature
tangle; disarrange or rumple
unwillingness; that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
dishonest or insincere
break apart completely
neutrality; tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
separate; part; cease or break association with
speak of with contempt
not alike; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
difference; inequality or difference in some respect
calm and impartial
speed; send away towards a designated goal
drive away; force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
distribute or give out
scatter; distribute loosely
move; cause to move, usually with force or pressure
throw away; give, sell, or transfer to another
formal argument
argumentative; inclined to disagree, even to engage in law suits
ignore or pay no attention
feign; make believe with the intent to deceive
broadcast; cause to become widely known
disagree; withhold assent
thesis; a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research
protester; a person who dissents from some established policy
disappear slowly; to cause to separate and go in different directions
separation; separation into component parts
lack of harmony; a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
deter; turn away from by persuasion
dilate; become wider
purify; remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate
different; clearly distinguishable from others
recognition; a discrimination between things as different
warp; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
interrupt or unsettle emotionally
branch off; move or draw apart
different; diverging from another or from a standard
many different kinds or types
take away; take away possessions from someone
causing disagreement
reveal secret information
obedient and submissive
belief; a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
fixed belief; a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
rule; be larger in number, quantity, power, or importance
inactive; in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
depressed; directed downward
harsh; unusually or unreasonably harsh or severe
sediment; sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
impurity; worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
uncertain or doubtful
flexible; easily influenced
fool; fool or hoax
deceptively two faced
misrepresentation; a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
length; the period of time during which something continues
lessen; become smaller or lose substance