intermediate Level

Vocabulary Quiz: D Words

Test your knowledge of 27 words starting with D

Question 1synonym

Debacle

A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Weakening
B. Dissolute
C. Fiasco
D. Propriety
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✓ Correct Answer: Fiasco

Question 2synonym

Debilitating

(Of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm.

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Fiasco
B. Propriety
C. Weakening
D. Dissolute
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✓ Correct Answer: Weakening

Question 3synonym

Decadent

Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline; luxuriously self-indulgent.

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Weakening
B. Dissolute
C. Propriety
D. Fiasco
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✓ Correct Answer: Dissolute

Question 4synonym

Decorum

Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Propriety
B. Fiasco
C. Weakening
D. Dissolute
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✓ Correct Answer: Propriety

Question 5synonym

Deflect

Similar to: deviate

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Deviate
B. Dissolute
C. Fiasco
D. Weakening
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✓ Correct Answer: Deviate

Question 6synonym

Deft

Neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Fiasco
B. Skillful
C. Weakening
D. Dissolute
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✓ Correct Answer: Skillful

Question 7synonym

Demur

To raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Weakening
B. Object
C. Dissolute
D. Fiasco
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✓ Correct Answer: Object

Question 8antonym

Deprecate

mock : 농담으로 남의 모습이나 동작을 흉내내다

Which word is most opposite in meaning?

A. Dissolute
B. Fiasco
C. Weakening
D. Extol
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✓ Correct Answer: Extol

Question 9synonym

Derivative

(Of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason.

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Dissolute
B. Weakening
C. Fiasco
D. Imitative
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✓ Correct Answer: Imitative

Question 10synonym

Derogatory

Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

Which word is most similar in meaning?

A. Weakening
B. Dissolute
C. Disparaging
D. Fiasco
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✓ Correct Answer: Disparaging

About This Quiz

This quiz covers intermediate-level SAT vocabulary words that start with the letter D. Mastering these words will help you succeed on the SAT Reading and Writing sections. Each question tests your understanding of word meanings through synonym and antonym identification, common formats on the Digital SAT. Practice regularly to build your vocabulary and improve your score.