3000 Common SAT Vocabulary Words
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n. lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger The decoy did not fool the wild ducks. |
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default |
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n. failure to act; an option that is selected automatically When the visiting team failed to show up for the big game, they lost the game by default. |
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defer |
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v. delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time I would again defer to responsible judgment when we're dealing with this kind of thing. |
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defiance |
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n. refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist Now I feel by imperceptible signs, which I cannot yet interpret but will later, that his defiance is about to thaw. |
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definitive |
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a. final; complete; precisely defined or explicit And finally, the utility of the skeleton would be most likely to aid in definitive identification. |
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deflect |
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v. turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something No one believed that his life was saved because his cigarette case could deflect the bullet. |
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defuse |
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v. remove the fuse of the bomb; reduce or eliminate the threat Police negotiators are trained to defuse dangerous situations by avoiding confrontational language and behavior. |
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degenerate |
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v. become worse; decline; fall Not appear to disgrace his family, degenerate from the popular qualities, or lose the influence. |
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degradation |
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n. humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level Some secretaries object to fetching the boss a cup of coffee because they resent the degradation of being made to do such lowly tasks. |
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delectable |
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a. delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste We thanked our host for a most delectable meal. |
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delete |
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v. erase; strike out; remove or make invisible Less is more: if you delete this paragraph, your whole essay will have greater appeal. |
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deliberate |
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v. consider; think about carefully; weigh Offered the new job, she asked for time to deliberate before she told them her decision. |
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delusion |
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n. false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion Don suffers from grandeur delusion: he thinks he's a world-famous author when he's published just one paperback book. |
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demeanor |
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n. conduct; management; way in which a person behaves It'll be interesting to see what her demeanor is and what kind of witness she is. |
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demented |
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a. insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill What kind of demented image of him have you painted in your head? In fact, he is a real gentleman. |
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demise |
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n. end of existence or activity; termination Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed. |
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demolition |
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n. act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying One of the air force's major aims was the complete demolition of all means of transportation by the bombing of rail lines and terminals. |
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deploy |
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v. position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action The general ordered the battalion to deploy to meet the enemy offensive. |
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deposition |
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n. testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process He made his deposition in the judge's chamber. |
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deranged |
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a. disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane How deranged is she to think that she can blackmail the possible next president of the US? |