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Intermediate SAT Vocabulary: D - H

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dearth
lack, scarcity, insufficiency.
denizen
a resident.
deride
to laugh at contemptuously, to make fun of.
dilapidated
in disrepair, run down.
disingenuous
giving a false appearance of simple frankness; misleading.
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disinterested
fair-minded, unbiased.
dispassionate
unaffected by bias or strong emotions; not personally or emotionally involved in something.
dogged
stubbornly persevering.
doleful
sad, mournful.
dour
sullen and gloomy; stern and severe.
emollient
soothing, especially to the skin.
emulate
to strive to equal or excel, to imitate.
encumber
to weigh down, to burden.
enjoin
to direct or impose with urgent appeal, to order with emphasis; to forbid.
eschew
to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful).
espouse
to take up and support as a cause; to marry.
espy
to catch sight of, glimpse.
euphemism
an inoffensive and agreeable expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive.
exponent
one who champions or advocates.
expound
to explain or describe in detail.
facetious
witty, humorous.
facile
easily accomplished; seeming to lack sincerity or depth; arrived at without due effort.
flippant
marked by disrespectful lightheartedness or casualness.
flout
to scorn, to disregard with contempt.
fodder
raw material, as for artistic creation, readily abundant ideas or images.
forego
to go before.
fortitude
strength of mind that allows one to encounter adversity with courage.
furlough
a leave of absence, especially granted to soldier or a prisoner.
furtive
sly, with hidden motives.
grotto
a small cave.
hedonist
one who pursues pleasure as a goal.

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