PSAT Word List 12
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31 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives |
| dabble | work at a nonserious fashion; splash around |
| daunt | intimidate; frighten |
| dawdle* | loiter; waste time |
| dearth* | scarcity |
| debase | reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade |
| debilitate* | weaken; enfeeble |
| decadence | decay or decline, especially moral; self-indulgence |
| decipher | decode |
| decorous* | proper |
| decoy | lure or bait |
| decry* | express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| deducible | derived by reasoning |
| deface | mar; disfigure |
| defamation* | harming a person's reputation |
| defeatist | attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome |
| deference* | courteous regard for another's wish |
| defiance* | opposition; willingness to resist |
| definitive | final; complete |
| defrock | strip a priest or minister of church authority |
| defunct | dead; no longer in use or existence |
| degenerate* | become worse; deteriorate |
| deign | condescend; stoop |
| delete | erase; strike out |
| deleterious | harmful |
| delineate | portray; depict; sketch |
| delirium | mental disorder marked by confusion |
| delusion | false belief; hallucination |
| demean* | degrade; humiliate |
| demeanor | behavior; bearing |
| demolish | destroy; tear down |
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