SAT Vocab 8 Flashcards
dissuasion n.
The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading.
disyllable n.
A word of two syllables.
distemper n.
A disease or malady.
distend v.
To stretch out or expand in every direction.
distensible adj.
Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction.
distention n.
Expansion.
distill v.
To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation.
distillation n.
Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
distiller n.
One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors.
distinction n.
A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies.
distort v.
To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.
distrain v.
To subject a person to distress.
distrainor n.
One who subjects a person to distress.
distraught adj.
Bewildered.
distrust n.
Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person.
disunion n.
Separation of relations or interests.
diurnal adj.
Daily.
divagation n.
Digression.
divergent adj.
Tending in different directions.
diverse adj.
Capable of various forms.
diversion n.
Pastime.
diversity n.
Dissimilitude.
divert v.
To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
divertible adj.
Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
divest v.
To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment.
divination n.
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden.
divinity n.
The quality or character of being godlike.
divisible adj.
Capable of being separated into parts.
divisor n.
That by which a number or quantity is divided.
divulge v.
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
divulgence n.
A divulging.
docile adj.
Easy to manage.
docket n.
The registry of judgments of a court.
doe n.
The female of the deer.
dogma n.
A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority.
dogmatic adj.
Making statements without argument or evidence.
dogmatize v.
To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence.
doleful adj.
Melancholy.
dolesome adj.
Melancholy.
dolor n.
Lamentation.
dolorous adj.
Expressing or causing sorrow or pain.
domain n.
A sphere or field of action or interest.
domesticity n.
Life in or fondness for one’s home and family.
domicile n.
The place where one lives.
dominance n.
Ascendancy.
dominant adj.
Conspicuously prominent.
dominate v.
To influence controllingly.
domination n.
Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority.
domineer v.
To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance.
donate v.
To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause.
donator n.
One who makes a donation or present.
donee n.
A person to whom a donation is made.
donor n.
One who makes a donation or present.
dormant adj.
Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
doublet n.
One of a pair of like things.
doubly adv.
In twofold degree or extent.
dowry n.
The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
drachma n.
A modern and an ancient Greek coin.
dragnet n.
A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.
dragoon n.
In the British army, a cavalryman.
drainage n.
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc.
dramatist n.
One who writes plays.
dramatize v.
To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.
drastic adj.
Acting vigorously.
drought n.
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither.
drowsy adj.
Heavy with sleepiness.
drudgery n.
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation.
dubious adj.
Doubtful.
duckling n.
A young duck.
ductile adj.
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
duet n.
A composition for two voices or instruments.
dun v.
To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
duplex adj.
Having two parts.
duplicity n.
Double-dealing.
durance n.
Confinement.
duration n.
The period of time during which anything lasts.
duteous adj.
Showing submission to natural superiors.
dutiable adj.
Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty.
dutiful adj.
Obedient.
dwindle v.
To diminish or become less.
