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SAT vocab: Daunt-Despondent
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English
9th Grade
06/30/2010
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daunt
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dismay or take the courage of
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dawdle
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waste time
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dearth
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scarcity or lack of
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debility
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weakness after illness
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decorum
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correct or expected behavior
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decrepit
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worn out from old age or overuse
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deference
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honor or respect due to an older or more experienced person
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degenerate
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to sink into a lower or less useful state
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delineate
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to show portray or outline acurately
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demeanor
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manner of behaving oneself
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denotation
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the absolute litteral meaning
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deplore
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regret
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deploy
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arrange in a strategic way
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depraved
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sinfull or evil, perverted
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derelict
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abandned or neglected
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derision
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scorn or ridicule. Laughing down
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derogatory
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negatively critical, talking down
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desecrate
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to defile or profane something sacred or special
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desiccate
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to dry up, dehydrate, to wither away by dryness
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desist
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to cease or stop doing something
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desolate
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alone or deserted
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despondent
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downcast, objected
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