SAT Vocabulary Quiz #3

mysterious, having a hidden meaning

• dilettante

• dismissive

• diatribe

• cryptic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

to cut short or reduce

• diminutive

• disparity

• curtail

• enumerate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to put down by exposing false claims

• devoid

• denounce

• deride

• debunk

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

to express strong disapproval

• deride

• dispel

• dissembler

• decry

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

harmful, injurious

• deleterious

• diminutive

• dearth

• diffident

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

a speaker who appeals to emotions

• dilettante

• disparage

• demagogue

• decry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

the final ending of something, the downfall

• demise

• curtail

• draconian

• deride

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to speak against

• demise

• denounce

• debunk

• dismissive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

to put down with contemptous jeering

• disgress

• deride

• dirge

• dispel

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does 'despondent/forlorn' mean?

• feeling downcast

• dejected

• feeling underpressure

• disregardful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4