ssat 11

daunting

intimidating

dearth

a lack, scarcity

debacle

a disastrous failure

debase

to lower in character, quality, or value

debauch

to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

debunk

to expose falseness of something

decorous

socially proper, appropriate

deery

to criticize openly

deface

to ruin or injure something's appearance

defamatory

harmful toward another's reputation

defer

to postpone something

postpone

put off until later; delay

deferential

showing respect for another's authority

defile

to make unclean, impurehoặc là hẻm núi

deft

skillful, capable

defunct

no longer used or existing

delegate

to hand over responsibility for something

deleterious

harmful

deiberate

intentional,reflecting careful consideration

delineate

to describe, outline, shed light on

demagogue

a leader who appeals to a people's prejudices

demarcation

the marking of boundaries or categories

deman

to lower the status or stature of something

demure

quiet and modest; reserved

denigrate

to belittle

denounce

to criticize publicly

deplore

to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

depravity

wickedness

deprecate

to belittle, depreciate

derelict

abandoned, run-down

deride

to laugh at mockingly, scorn

derivative

taken directly from a source, unoriginal

descerate

dried up,dehydrated

desolate

Deserted and lonely

despondent

depressed

despot

one who has total power and rules brutally

brutally

with great force

destitute

impoverished, utterly lacking

utterly

completely

devious

not straightforward, deceitful

Dialect

a variation of a language(tiếng địa phương)

diaphanous

light, airy, transparent

didactic

intended to instruct;overly moralistic

diffident

shy, quiet, modest

diffuse

to scatter,thin out,break up

dilatory

tending to delay causing delay

diligent

showing care in doing one's work

diminutive

small

dirge

a mournful song, especially for a funeral

disaffected

rebellious, resentful of authority

rebellious

resisting control or authority

disavow

to deny knowledge of or responsibility for(từ bỏ,từ chối)