Psat Vocab 1

Front 1

Dearth

Back 1

lack, scarcity, insufficiency

Front 2

Debase

Back 2

to degrade or lower in quality or stature

Front 3

Debilitate

Back 3

to weaken; enfeeble

Hint 3

None

Front 4

Debunk

Back 4

to discredit, disprove

Front 5

Deciduous

Back 5

falling off or shed seasonally, short-lived, temporary

Front 6

Decorum

Back 6

proper behavior, etiquette

Front 7

Decry

Back 7

to belittle, openly condemn

Front 8

Deface

Back 8

to mar the appearance of, vandalize

Front 9

Defamatory

Back 9

slanderous, injurious to the reputation

Front 10

Deferential

Back 10

respectful and polite in a submissive way

Front 11

Deflation

Back 11

decrease, depreciation

Front 12

Defunct

Back 12

no longer existing, extinct

Front 13

Delectable

Back 13

appetizing, delicious

Front 14

Delegate(V.)

Back 14

to give powers to another

Front 15

Daunt

Back 15

to discourage, intimidate

Front 16

Deleterious

Back 16

harmful, destructive, detrimental

Front 17

Deluge

Back 17

flood

Front 18

Demagogue

Back 18

leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice

Front 19

Deman

Back 19

to degrade, humiliate, humble

Front 20

Demographics

Back 20

data relating to study of human population

Front 21

Demote

Back 21

to reduce to a lower grade or rand

Front 22

Demur

Back 22

to express doubts or objections

Front 23

Denigrate

Back 23

to slur someone's reputation

Front 24

Deplete

Back 24

to use up, exhaust

Front 25

Deplore

Back 25

to express or feel disapproval of, regret strongly

Front 26

Deploy

Back 26

to spread out strategically over an area

Front 27

Depravity

Back 27

sinfulness, moral corruption

Front 28

Deprecate

Back 28

to belittle, disparage

Front 29

Depreciate

Back 29

to lose value gradually

Front 30

Deride

Back 30

to mock, ridicule, make fun of

Front 31

Derivative

Back 31

copied or adapted, not original

Hint 31

None

Front 32

Desiccate

Back 32

to dry completely, dehydrate

Front 33

Desist

Back 33

to stop doing something

Front 34

Despondent

Back 34

feeling discouraged and dejected

Front 35

Despot

Back 35

tyrannical ruler

Front 36

Desultory

Back 36

at random, rambling, unmethodical

Front 37

Deter

Back 37

to discourage, prevent from happening

Front 38

Deviate

Back 38

to stray, wander

Front 39

Dexterous

Back 39

skilled physically or mentally

Front 40

Dialect

Back 40

regional style of speaking

Front 41

Diaphanous

Back 41

allowing light to show through, delicate

Front 42

Diatribe

Back 42

bitter verbal attack

Front 43

Dictum

Back 43

authoritative statement, popular saying

Front 44

Didactic

Back 44

excessively instructive

Front 45

Diffidence

Back 45

shyness, lack of confidence

Front 46

Diffuse

Back 46

widely spread out

Front 47

Digress

Back 47

to turn aside, to stray from the main point

Front 48

Dilapidated

Back 48

in disrepair, run down neglected

Front 49

Dilate

Back 49

to enlarge, swell, extend

Front 50

Dilatory

Back 50

slow, tending to delay

Front 51

Diplomacy

Back 51

discretion, tact

Front 52

Dirge

Back 52

funeral hymn

Front 53

Disarray

Back 53

clutter, disorder

Front 54

Disburse

Back 54

to pay out

Front 55

Discern

Back 55

to perceive something obscure

Front 56

Disconcerting

Back 56

bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing

Front 57

Discordant

Back 57

harsh-sounding, badly out of tune

Front 58

Discredit

Back 58

to dishonor or disgrace

Front 59

Discrepancy

Back 59

difference between