100 SAT Words Beginning with "D" : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus

Too long already had the young General dallied, wasting time.

Favoring elegant, tailored suits, he was once named one of the best dressed men in America by People magazine for his "diplomatically dapper" style.

dauntless

He had dauntless courage, unwearied energy, engaging manners, boundless ambition, unsurpassed powers of debate, and strong personal magnetism.

dawdle

Being alone, she ate slowly, and deliberately dawdled over the meal, to kill time.

dearth

In those arid deserts, they suffered from thirst as well as from dearth of provisions.

debacle

Meanwhile, for now, Mr. Obama has no major scandals or foreign policy debacles.

debilitate

Necropsy reports told of horses that had been running with debilitating ailments: stomach ulcers, degenerative joint diseases, pneumonia, metal screws from previous broken bones.

debunk

Many examples show that what physicians once accepted as truth has been totally debunked.

deduce

These cases, extreme as they are, do not justify, in my judgment, the conclusion deduced from them.

defame

Doesn't King know he is going to be smeared and defamed for these hearings no matter what?

defiance

At least 10 people were escorted by security out of the building after a systematic protest in defiance of the board's actions.

defunct

Gold's has found that its express gyms fit well in spaces vacated by defunct or shrinking retailers.

dejected

Around the table, the group of men—pallid, gloomy, dejected, disheartened.

deleterious

A number of the species are edible, while others have been recorded as deleterious, poisonous, etc.

delicacy

The lady soon prepared supper, consisting of broiled chicken, and other delicacies.

deluge

Dykes and bridges were washed away in places and roads submerged by the muddy deluge.

demeanor

Hollande projects a unifying, jovial persona and leadership method that clashes with Sarkozy’s dominating, impetuous, controversial, and at times grating demeanor.

demographic

In my country, about 70 percent of the citizens are 30 years old or younger, and there are similar demographics in many other developing countries.

denounce

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the courthouse, chanting slogans denouncing the perpetrators and demanding justice for victims.

depict

The life-size bronze statue depicts Shannon Stone and his young son wearing baseball caps.

deplete

Eighty-four percent of the world's fish stocks are fully exploited, overexploited or depleted, according to the U.N.

derivation

The derivation of the words courteous and courtesy from court is obvious.

descendant

The families that founded the two groups are closely related to each other through marriages between their descendants.

descry

Looking off seaward, I could descry no sails.

desolate

The surroundings were barren rocks, gloomy deep valleys, and desolate gullies, the only redeeming feature being a glimpse of the ocean on one hand.

destitute

They wandered over muir and fell, in poverty and sorrow, being destitute, afflicted, tormented.

deter

Let no sportsman or amateur naturalist be deterred from visiting Patagonia by the discouraging words of Darwin.

detrimental

The damage it's done is just so detrimental to the country.

devout

Devout peasants always kneel as the blessed infant passes.

dexterity

"It's not as good as an actual hand, obviously, but it gives you more dexterity because the fingers move independently."

diabolical

He is ever hankering after forbidden arts, and many have fallen the innocent victims to his diabolical intrigues.

diaphanous

Watercolour, being transparent but visible, is made for the insubstantial: for painting water, reflection, vapour, sky, the hazy, diaphanous and remote.

diatribe

The grotesquely violent diatribes that the characters sometimes hurl at each other parody the vicious language Lear heaps on his ungrateful daughters, for instance.

dichotomy

The stark dichotomy between their own lives and the projections on the televisions in their living rooms becomes more pronounced.

didactic

Min is nothing if not didactic, lecturing to the point of hectoring the reader.

diffident

He had exceedingly good parts, but was somewhat diffident and bashful.

dilettante

For the rest, in practice I am an idler, a dilettante, and a good deal else that is pleasant and utterly useless.

dire

In Florida, the demand for foster homes was so dire that children were sleeping in child welfare offices as recently as a few years ago.

disconcerting

There was no drooping of fringed lids, no disconcerting silences; she chatted with ease and piquancy.

discord

For all the alleged discord in this country, there’s an amazing amount of real agreement on what “a better America” would look like.

discreet

Sarkozy has attempted to tone down his image, becoming more discreet about his private life.

discrepancy

The historical discrepancies are sufficiently glaring to make the story more than questionable.

disenfranchise

European Union observers said the vote was “marred by avoidable and logistical failures, which led to an unacceptable number of Ugandan citizens being disenfranchised.”

disfigure

A darker scowl changed and disfigured his brow, as he lost hope of gaining me.

disgruntled

PA Parenteau breakaway goal less than two minutes later stretched New York's lead and caused a cascade of boos from disgruntled Maple Leafs fans.

disheveled

The fierce winds blew some walls off some rooms, leaving disheveled beds and misplaced furniture but miraculously no injuries.

disingenuous

It feels both flattering and insulting, comforting and unsettling, honest and disingenuous.

disinter

In the Northern Islands the entire remains are disinterred, carefully cleaned, wrapped up once more, and reburied; here, the skull and jawbone only are retained.

disjointed

His thoughts lost their continuity and became scrappy, disjointed, hazy.

dismal

Brownsville is a neighborhood so distinguished by negatives that even on a cloudless day, a dismal, enervating tension can take hold.

dismantle

The Tunny machines, like the Colossus computers they worked alongside, were dismantled and recycled for spare parts after World War II.

dismay

She looked at him with dismay, as though lamenting, making him responsible for her misfortune.

disparage

In pitching for more contracts, AMR publicly tries to avoid disparaging fire departments, even as it criticizes the public business model.

disparity

Nationwide, women’s groups point out the glaring gender disparity in public life, noting that there are only 6 female governors and 17 female senators.

dispassionate

His words recall to us a windy afternoon on Fifth Avenue, in the days when our Uncle Sam was dispassionate and neutral.

dispatch

Messengers were immediately dispatched in every direction, sending the glad tidings on.

dispel

The idea that sufferers from heart disease should avoid physical exertion has been dispelled by a noted physiologist who has successfully employed regulated exercise.

dispense

Lumber being scarce in that vicinity, floors, doors, as well as sash and glass, were dispensed with.

disperse

They were dispersed by riot police officers but returned a few hours later before being chased away again.

displace

"There is a desperate need for food, for shelter and assistance," Johnson said after visiting the affected area and meeting displaced people.

disposable

Sadly, it's also normal to see these disposable cups spewing out of bins and knocking about on pavements.

disposition

At this time, he moved in the best society, where his courtly manners and genial disposition made him a general favorite.

disseminate

Few will be surprised if more details are disseminated before the big reveal at Detroit’s Cobo Hall.

dissertation

He attended Duke University, won a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford and earned a Ph.D., writing a dissertation on humanitarian movements and relief work.

dissident

Just as political dissidents fought the Soviet regime, so, too, did others oppose the educational system.

dissimilar

How do two cities so dissimilar in location, size, and environment end up on the same end of the cost-of-living scale?

dissimulate

He was simply more cautious than is usual in men, and so exceedingly honest that it was impossible for him to dissimulate.

dissipate

The leaked gas — mainly methane — was dissipating in the atmosphere very quickly, Total said.

dissipated

The Prince of Wales also still pursued the most dissipated rounds of pleasure, making his very name hateful to every virtuous ear.

dissipation

But some men mean by college spirit something finer than lawlessness, dissipation, and rowdyism.

dissolute

Extravagance, debauchery, and dissolute habits were sure to work out in time the attendant ills of wretchedness, destitution, and penury.

dissolution

A loosening and final dissolution of old unions, which no longer satisfy all conditions, cannot be recommended until new constellations are within reach.

dissolve

And then the glittering mass begins to dissolve and fade away.

dissonance

On that album Wilco opened up its music, letting noise, dissonance and other disruptions transmogrify what had been solid, straightforward roots-rock.

dissonant

He thinks it's a practical joke, because the music is fragmentary, halting, dissonant and weird.

dissuade

Several old miners tried, with the best of intentions, to dissuade Gabe from going to those diggings, saying he would only meet with failure.

distant

I counted eight peaks, and then, on coming nearer, others, that at first had blended with those higher and more distant ones, detached themselves.

distend

Some kids said LaNiyah's distended abdomen looked like she was carrying a baby.

distill

He has made his mark by simplifying and distilling his ideas, using as few elements as the conventions of showing art will allow.

distillation

This process of heating an organic compound in a closed vessel without access of air and collecting the products, is called destructive distillation.

distort

It was dark and distorted, swollen a great deal, and one of his eyes was closed.

distract

During the evening he had kept his sorrow at bay as well as he could, distracting his thoughts with passing objects.

distraught

He is plainly distraught, utterly unbalanced by the sad experience he has had.

distress

Prissy alone was genuinely distressed, and so affected was she that two big tears of woe trickled down her cheeks.

diverse

This remains a diverse country, and there are distinct regional differences even within a political party.

divest

The practice was known as "tobashi," and was used to mean "hiding bad loans" or "selling or divesting in unwanted stocks."

docile

The Puma is, however, easily tamed and becomes very docile under kindly treatment.

dogmatic

Expect neither theological controversy nor dogmatic discussion of any kind from me.

doleful

He never held forth dark threats, nor adopted, like many preachers about him, the doleful tones of grief when he talked about religion.

domestic

At the same time, domestic oil production is actually increasing after decades of decline, meaning we have to import less than before.

dominant

He looked strangely determined and forceful; almost, as she thought of it, dominant.

dormant

In addition, this past winter was warmer than usual, so normally dormant ticks are active.

dreary

Looking out of my window the landscape is cold and dreary.

drudgery

My worthy employer, however, evidently intends holding on forever, and the sordid, monotonous drudgery has been getting insupportable lately.

dubious

Through online forums, blogs and Twitter, a cottage industry has grown up around instant criticism of dodgy scientific claims and dubious findings.

duplicity

Whatever they touched was blighted; whatever they said or preached breathed treachery; wherever they went, vice, crime, and duplicity marked their track.

durable

The department said orders for durable goods, manufactured products expected to last three years or more, fell 0.5 percent, a smaller decline than initially estimated.

dwell

They did not dwell in fixed abodes, but wandered hither and thither as inclination and duty led.

dwindle

As decades pass, maximum heart rate slows, aerobic capacity wanes, muscle mass tends to dwindle.

dystopian

And yet his dystopian vision that humanity's lot, our inescapable fate, will be grinding, desperate poverty, lives on.

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