SAT Vocab Units 8-9
Terms
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- cryptic
- having hidden meaning; mystifying
- cursory
- performed with haste and scant attention to detail
- dearth
- a scarce supply; a lack
- debilitate
- to sap the strength or energy of; enervate
- decadence
- a process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay
- deference
- submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another
- deflate
- to release contained air or gas from
- delineate
- to draw or trace the outline of; sketch out
- demeanor
- the way in which a person behaves; deportment
- denunciation
- the act of accusing another of a crime before a public prosecutor
- deprecate
- to express disapproval of; deplore
- derogatory
- disparaging; belittling
- desecrate
- to violate the sacredness of; profane
- despot
- a ruler with absolute power
- deter
- to prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt
- devious
- not straightforward; shifty
- devoid
- completely lacking; destitute or empty
- diatribe
- a bitter, abusive denunciation
- didactic
- intended to instuct
- diffuse
- to pour out and cause to spread freely