Sat. Vocab 4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Daunt
make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
Syn: intimidate or abash
Ant: encourage or hearten
The bully made him feel daunt.
Deduce
arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion.
Syn: conclude or reason
Ant: hazard or induce
He deduced that the murderer was the butcher.
Delude
impose a misleading belief upon (someone); deceive; fool.
Syn: mislead or deceive
Ant: be honest or truthful
He deluded them because he didn’t want them to know the truth.
Deluge
inundate with a great quantity of something.
Syn: inundate or overwhelm
Ant: drought or drizzle
He had a deluge of money.
Demure
reserved, modest, and shy.
Syn: modest or unassuming
Ant: brazen or shameless
She was a very demure women.
Denounce
publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
Syn: condemn or criticize
Ant: praise or to be right
He denounced her work in front of the whole village.
Depreciate
diminish in value over a period of time.
Syn: decrease in value or cheapen
Ant: appreciate or priceless
The coin depreciated over time.
Desiccate
remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.
Syn: dried or dehydrated
Ant: moist or wet
The skeleton was desiccate of all liquids.
Destitute
without the basic necessities of life.
Syn: penniless or poor
Ant: rich or wealthy
Her family was destitute from the day she was born.
Diffident
modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
Syn: shy or bashful
Ant: confident of conceited
He was diffident around girls.
Digress
K
Diminutive
U
Discern
K
Discrete
N
Disparate
G
Dissipate
H
Distraught
B
Docile
N
Dormant
B
Dubious
N
