SAT Word Power Lessons 10-11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Dauntless | adj. Fearless; unitimated |
| dearth | n. a lack, a scarcity |
| Debacle | n. a sudden calamity downfall; collapse or failure |
| debase | v. to lower in quality, character, or value |
| Decree | n. an oreder having the force of law |
| Deduce | v. to come to a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence |
| Defame | v. to libel or slander; take away a good name |
| Deft | adj. skillful, dexterous |
| Demagogue | n. a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people |
| Demonic | adj. one who works devilishly (a demon for work), having a presisent force or drive; fiendish |
| Demur | to object, to make expectation |
| Denounce | v. to condemn; to expose critically |
| Desiccate | to dry out completely; dehydrate |
| Dilemma | n. a difficult situation where one must choose between two or more choices that seem unfavoralbe; any problem or predicament |
| Disparage | v. to belittle, say uncomplimentary things; to put down |
| Dispell | v. to drive away; to dissipate |
| Disperse | v. to scatter in various directions; distribute widely |
| Dissolution | n. the breaking up into parts; termination of a legal bond or contract |
| Divine | v. to foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess |
| Docile | adj. easily taught or controlled |
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