SAT #15,16

disgruntle

V. make discontented.

dishearten

V. discourage; cause to lose courage or hope.

disinclination

N. unwillingness.

disingenuous

ADJ. lacking genuine candor; insincere.

disinterested

ADJ. unprejudiced.

dismantle

V. take apart.

dismay

V. discourage; frighten.

dismiss

V. (1) let go from employment; (2) refuse to accept or consider.

disparage

V. belittle.

disparate

ADJ. basically different; unrelated.

disparity

N. difference; condition of inequality.

dispassionate

ADJ. calm; impartial.

dispatch

N. (1) speediness; prompt execution; (2) message sent with all due speed.

dispel

V. scatter; drive away; cause to vanish.

disperse

V. scatter.

disputatious

ADJ. argumentative; fond of arguing.

disquiet

V. make uneasy or anxious.

dissemble

V. disguise; pretend.

disseminate

V. distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds).

dissent

V. disagree.

dissertation

N. formal essay.

dissident

ADJ. dissenting; rebellious.

dissimulate

V. pretend; conceal by feigning.

dissolution

N. (1) breaking of a union; (2) decay; termination.

dissonance

N. discord.

dissuade

V. persuade not to do; discourage.

distant

ADJ. reserved or aloof; cold in manner.

distinction

N. (1) honor; (2) contrast; discrimination.

distort

V. twist out of shape.

diverge

V. vary; go in different directions from the same point.

divergent

ADJ. differing; deviating.

diverse

ADJ. differing in some characteristics; various.

diversion

N. act of turning aside; pastime.

diversity

N. variety; dissimilitude.

divulge

V. reveal.

docile

ADJ. obedient; easily managed.

doctrinaire

ADJ. unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding.

doctrine

N. (1) teachings, in general; (2) particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught.

document

V. (1) create a detailed record; (2) provide written evidence to support statements.

dogmatic

ADJ. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal.

domineer

V. rule over tyrannically.

dormant

ADJ. sleeping; lethargic; latent.

downcast

ADJ. disheartened; sad.

drudgery

N. menial work.

dubious

ADJ. (1) uncertain; suspicious; (2) causing doubt to arise; of doubtful quality.

dumbfound

V. astonish.

dupe

N. someone easily fooled.

duplicity

N. double-dealing; hypocrisy.

duration

N. length of time something lasts.

dutiful

ADJ. respectful; obedient.

dwarf

V. cause to seem small.

dwindle

V. shrink; reduce.

dynamic

ADJ. energetic; vigorously active.

ebullient

ADJ. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm.

eccentric

ADJ. (1) irregular; (2) odd; whimsical; bizarre.

eccentricity

N. oddity; idiosyncrasy.

eclectic

ADJ. composed of elements drawn from disparate sources.

eclipse

V. darken; extinguish; surpass.

ecologist

N. a person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment.

economy

N. (1) national condition of monetary supply, goods production, etc.; (2) prudent

management of resources; (3) efficiency or conciseness in use of words, etc.

ecstasy

N. rapture; joy; any overpowering emotion.

edict

N. decree (especially issued by a sovereign); official command.

edify

V. instruct; correct morally.

effectual

ADJ. able to produce a desired effect; valid.

effervescence

N. inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation.

effete

ADJ. lacking vigor; worn out; sterile.

efficacy

N. power to produce desired effect.

egotistical

ADJ. excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited.

egregious

ADJ. notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking.

elaboration

N. addition of details; intricacy.

elated

ADJ. overjoyed; in high spirits.

elicit

V. draw out by discussion.

elucidate

V. explain; enlighten.

elusive

ADJ. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp.

emancipate

V. set free.

embargo

N. ban on commerce or other activity.

embark

V. commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey.

embed

V. enclose; place in something.

embellish

V. (1) make more beautiful; (2) make a story more interesting by adding (generally fictitious) details.

embody

V. personify; make concrete; incorporate.

embrace

V. (1) hug; (2) adopt or espouse; accept readily; (3) encircle; include.

embroil

V. throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle.

embryonic

ADJ. undeveloped; rudimentary.

emend

V. correct; correct by a critic.

emendation

N. correction of errors; improvement.

eminent

ADJ. high; lofty.

empathy

N. ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.

empirical

ADJ. based on experience.

emulate

V. imitate; rival.

encipher

V. encode; convert a message into code.

encompass

V. surround.

encroachment

N. gradual intrusion.

encumber

V. burden.

endemic

ADJ. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country.

endorse

V. approve; support.

enduring

ADJ. Iasting; surviving.

energize

V. invigorate; make forceful and active.

enfranchise

V. to admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote).

engage

V. (1) pledge to do something (especially, to marry); (2) hire someone to perform a service; (3) attract and keep (attention); (4) induce someone to participate; (5) take part in; (6) attack (an enemy).