Spark Vocab D

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daunting

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intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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dearth

Back 2

a lack, scarcity

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debacle

Back 3

a disastrous failure, disruption SAT Vocabulary

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debase

Back 4

to lower the quality or esteem of something

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debauch

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to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

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debunk

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to expose the falseness of something

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decorous

Back 7

socially proper, appropriate

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decry

Back 8

to criticize openly

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deface

Back 9

to ruin or injure something’s appearance

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defamatory

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harmful toward another’s reputation

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defer

Back 11

to postpone something

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deferential

Back 12

showing respect for another’s authority

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defile

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to make unclean, impure

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deft

Back 14

skillful, capable

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defunct

Back 15

no longer used or existing

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delegate

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to hand over responsibility for something

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deleterious

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harmful

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deliberate

Back 18

intentional, reflecting careful consideration

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delineate

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to describe, outline, shed light on

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demagogue

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a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices

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demarcation

Back 21

the marking of boundaries or categories

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demean

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to lower the status or stature of something

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demure

Back 23

quiet, modest, reserved

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denigrate

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to belittle, diminish the opinion of

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denounce

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to criticize publicly

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deplore

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to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

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depravity

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wickedness

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deprecate

Back 28

to belittle, depreciate

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derelict

Back 29

abandoned, run-down

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deride

Back 30

to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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derivative

Back 31

taken directly from a source, unoriginal

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desecrate

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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

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desiccated

Back 33

dried up, dehydrated

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desolate

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deserted, dreary, lifeless

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despondent

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feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

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despot

Back 36

one who has total power and rules brutally

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destitute

Back 37

impoverished, utterly lacking

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deter

Back 38

to discourage, prevent from doing

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devious

Back 39

not straightforward, deceitful

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dialect

Back 40

a variation of a language

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diaphanous

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light, airy, transparent

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didactic

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intended to instruct, overly moralistic

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diffident

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shy, quiet, modest

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dilatory

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tending to delay, causing delay

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diminutive

Back 45

small or miniature

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dirge

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a mournful song, especially for a funeral

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disaffected

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rebellious, resentful of authority

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disavow

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to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

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discern

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to perceive, detect

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disclose

Back 50

to reveal, make public

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discomfit

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to thwart, baffle

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discordant

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not agreeing, not in harmony with

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discretion

Back 53

the quality of being reserved in speech or action

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discursive

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rambling, lacking order

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disdain

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to scorn, hold in low esteem , scorn, low esteem

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disgruntled

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upset, not content

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disheartened

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feeling a loss of spirit or morale

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disparage

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to criticize or speak ill of

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disparate

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sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements

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dispatch

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to send off to accomplish a duty

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dispel

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to drive away, scatter

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disperse

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to scatter, cause to scatter

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disrepute

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a state of being held in low regard

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dissemble

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to conceal, fake

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disseminate

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to spread widely

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dissent

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to disagree

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dissipate

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to disappear, cause to disappear , to waste

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dissonance

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lack of harmony or consistency

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dissuade

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to persuade someone not to do something

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distend

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to swell out

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dither

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to be indecisive

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divine

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godly, exceedingly wonderful

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divisive

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causing dissent, discord

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divulge

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to reveal something secret

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docile

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easily taught or trained

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dogmatic

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aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

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dormant

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sleeping, temporarily inactive

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dour

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stern, joyless

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dubious

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doubtful, of uncertain quality

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duplicity

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crafty dishonesty

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duress

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hardship, threat

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dynamic

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actively changing