SAT 12 b Flashcards
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8722497759 | daunt | to intimidate, frighten | 0 | |
8722498961 | dauntless | bold | 1 | |
8722498963 | dawdle | to loiter, waste time | 2 | |
8722502999 | deadlock | standstill, stalemate | 3 | |
8722508264 | dearth | scarcity | 4 | |
8722508273 | debacle | sudden downfall, complete disaster | 5 | |
8722512291 | debilitate | to weaken, enfeeble | 6 | |
8722514633 | debunk | to expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, to ridicule | 7 | |
8722522245 | decadence | decay | 8 | |
8722523965 | decelerate | to slow down | 9 | |
8722523966 | decimat | to kill, usually one out of ten | 10 | |
8722527080 | decipher | to interpret secret code | 11 | |
8722528431 | decorum | propriety, orderliness/good taste in manners | 12 | |
8722545424 | decoy | lure or bait | 13 | |
8722545425 | decrepit | worn out by age | 14 | |
8722547350 | decry | to express strong disapproval of | 15 | |
8722560191 | deducible | derived by reasoning | 16 | |
8722561698 | deface | to mar, disfigure | 17 | |
8722566865 | defame | to harm someone's reputation, malign, slander | 18 | |
8722574660 | default | failure to act | 19 | |
8722575651 | defeatist | attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome | 20 | |
8722578246 | defection | desertion | 21 | |
8722578248 | defer | to delay until later, exempt temporarily; to give in respectfully, submit | 22 | |
8722586608 | deference | courteous regard for another's wishes, respect owed to a superior | 23 | |
8722589310 | defiance | refusal to yield, resistance | 24 |